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November 2, 2004 Election

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County Results as of Dec 15 1:29pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (150/150)
82.6% Countywide Voter Turnout (87314/105687)

Statewide Results as of Dec 6 4:02pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (24035/24035)
75.9% Statewide Voter Turnout (12,572,735/16,557,273)

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El Dorado Hills, CA
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Precinct 12001900
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  • President

    President of the United StatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John F. Kerry/John Edwards, Democratic
      6,737,355 votes 54.4%
    • George W. Bush/Dick Cheney, Republican
      5,501,496 votes 44.4%
    • Michael Badnarik/Richard Campagna, Libertarian
      50,101 votes .5%
    • David Cobb/Pat LaMarche, Green
      40,598 votes .3%
    • Leonard Peltier/Janice Jordan, Peace and Freedom
      27,548 votes .2%
    • Michael Anthony Peroutka/Chuck Baldwin, American Independent
      26,580 votes .2%
    • Ralph Nader (Write-in)
    • John Parker (Write-in)
    • James Alexander-Pace (Write-in)
    • Anthony Jabin (Write-in)
    • John Joseph Kennedy (Write-in)

    US Senate

    United States SenatorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    US House

    United States Representative; District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John T. Doolittle, Republican
      221,926 votes 65.4%
    • David I. Winters, Democratic
      117,443 votes 34.6%

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 10Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alan Nakanishi, Republican
      121,076 votes 75.7%
    • Cullene Lang, Libertarian
      39,016 votes 24.3%

    School

    Governing Board Member; El Dorado Union High School District; Full TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Governing Board Member; El Dorado Union High School District; Unexpired Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Governing Board Member; Buckeye Union School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Districts

    Director; El Dorado Hills Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    State Propositions

    Proposition 1A Protection of Local Government Revenues
    9,398,045 / 83.6% Yes votes ...... 1,837,430 / 16.4% No votes
    Should local property tax and sales tax revenues remain with local government thereby safeguarding funding for public safety, health, libraries, parks, and other local services? Provisions can only be suspended if the Governor declares a fiscal necessity and two-thirds of the Legislature concur.

    Proposition 59 Public Records, Open Meetings
    9,322,156 / 83.3% Yes votes ...... 1,867,161 / 16.7% No votes
    Shall the Constitution be amended to include public's right of access to meetings of government bodies and writings of government officials while preserving specified constitutional rights and retaining existing exclusions for certain meetings and records?

    Proposition 60 Election Rights of Political Parties
    7,217,315 / 67.5% Yes votes ...... 3,473,838 / 32.5% No votes
    Shall the general election ballot be required to include candidate receiving most votes among candidates of same party for partisan office in primary election?

    Proposition 60A Surplus Property
    7,765,107 / 73.2% Yes votes ...... 2,839,572 / 26.8% No votes
    Shall the sale proceeds of most surplus state property pay off specified bonds?

    Proposition 61 Children's Hospital Projects. Grant Program
    6,620,176 / 58.3% Yes votes ...... 4,743,459 / 41.7% No votes
    Shall $750 million general obligation bonds be authorized for grants to eligible children's hospitals for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping children's hospitals?

    Proposition 62 Elections. Primaries
    5,111,627 / 46.2% Yes votes ...... 5,960,889 / 53.8% No votes
    Should primary elections be structured so that voters may vote for any state or federal candidate regardless of party registration of voter or candidate? The two primary-election candidates receiving most votes for an office, whether they are candidates with "no party" or members of same or different party, would be listed on general election ballot. Exempts presidential nominations.

    Proposition 63 Mental Health Services Expansion, Funding. Tax on Personal Incomes above $1 Million
    6,183,119 / 53.7% Yes votes ...... 5,330,052 / 46.3% No votes
    Should a 1% tax on taxable personal income above $1 million to fund expanded health services for mentally ill children, adults, seniors be established?

    Proposition 64 Limit on Private Enforcement of Unfair Business Competition Laws
    6,562,861 / 58.9% Yes votes ...... 4,572,383 / 41.1% No votes
    Should individual or class action "unfair business" lawsuits be allowed only if actual loss suffered? Only government officials may enforce these laws on public's behalf.

    Proposition 65 Local Government Funds, Revenues. State Mandates
    3,895,621 / 37.6% Yes votes ...... 6,461,927 / 62.4% No votes
    Should reduction of local fee/tax revenues require voter approval? Permits suspension of state mandate if no state reimbursement to local government within 180 days after obligation determined.

    Proposition 66 Limitations on "Three Strikes" Law. Sex Crimes. Punishment
    5,596,077 / 47.3% Yes votes ...... 6,230,122 / 52.7% No votes
    Should the "Three Strikes" law be limited to violent and/or serious felonies? Permits limited re-sentencing under new definitions. Increases punishment for specified sex crimes against children.

    Proposition 67 Emergency Medical Services. Funding. Telephone Surcharge
    3,238,537 / 28.4% Yes votes ...... 8,154,515 / 71.6% No votes
    Should the telephone surcharge be increased and other funds for emergency room physicians, hospital emergency rooms, community clinics, emergency personnel training/equipment, and 911 telephone system be allocated?

    Proposition 68 Non-Tribal Commercial Gambling Expansion. Tribal Gaming Compact Amendments. Revenues, Tax Exemptions
    1,894,183 / 16.2% Yes votes ...... 9,788,161 / 83.8% No votes
    Should tribal compact amendments be authorized? Unless tribes accept, should casino gaming be authorized for sixteen non-tribal establishments? Percentage of gaming revenues fund government services.

    Proposition 69 DNA Samples. Collection. Database. Funding
    7,183,917 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 4,395,343 / 38.0% No votes
    Should collection of DNA samples from all felons, and from others arrested for or charged with specified crimes be required with submission to state DNA database? Provides for funding.

    Proposition 70 Tribal Gaming Compacts. Exclusive Gaming Rights. Contributions to State
    2,759,558 / 23.7% Yes votes ...... 8,868,324 / 76.3% No votes
    Upon tribe's request, should the Governor be required to execute a 99-year compact? Tribes contribute percentage of net gaming income to state funds, in exchange for expanded, exclusive tribal casino gaming.

    Proposition 71 Stem Cell Research. Funding. Bonds
    7,009,814 / 59.1% Yes votes ...... 4,859,401 / 40.9% No votes
    Should the "California Institute for Regenerative Medicine" be established to regulate and fund stem cell research with the constitutional right to conduct such research and with an oversight committee? Prohibits funding of human reproductive cloning research.

    Proposition 72 Health Care Coverage Requirements
    5,681,863 / 49.1% Yes votes ...... 5,881,886 / 50.9% No votes
    Should legislation requiring health care coverage for employees, as specified, working for large and medium employers be approved?

    Local Measures

    Measure D Change the duties and title of Chief Administrative Officer -- El Dorado County (County Charter Amendment)
    35064 / 49.7% Yes votes ...... 35351 / 50.2% No votes
    Shall Measure D be adopted, which would amend various sections of the El Dorado County Charter to change the title of the county Chief Administrative Officer to Chief Executive Officer, make the Chief Executive Officer responsible for the administration of county operations, and transfer from the Board of Supervisors to the Chief Executive Officer a number of duties including the duties to appoint, suspend, remove, manage and review the performance of non-elected county department heads?

    Measure F Change Existing Library Tax for Apartment Owners -- County Service Area 10, Zone E (County Library) (District Measure)
    11280 / 76.5% Yes votes ...... 3463 / 23.4% No votes
    Shall the library special tax approved by the voters in the El Dorado Hills Zone of Benefit on March 5, 2002, be changed so that the tax on parcels of land with apartment units shall be increased to $20.00 per apartment instead of the current flat tax of $25.00 per parcel regardless of the number of apartments on the parcel? The current tax of $25.00 per parcel will remain unchanged for all other properties including single family homes.

    Measure U County Charter Amendment to delete language -- El Dorado County (County Charter Amendment)
    34984 / 52.4% Yes votes ...... 31709 / 47.5% No votes
    Shall Measure U be adopted, which would amend Section 403 of the El Dorado County Charter to eliminate the requirement that the Board of Supervisors appoint an interim County Counsel to serve until April 1998?

    Measure V Board of Supervisor's beginning of term of office -- El Dorado County (County Charter Amendment)
    48858 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 19082 / 28.0% No votes
    Shall Measure V be adopted, which would amend Section 202 of the El Dorado County Charter to provide that a Board member's term of office commences at noon on the first Monday after the January 1st succeeding their election?

    Measure X Change Board of Supervisors meeting requirement -- El Dorado County (County Charter Amendment)
    35470 / 51.4% Yes votes ...... 33424 / 48.5% No votes
    Shall Measure X be adopted, which would amend Section 205 of the El Dorado County Charter to eliminate the provision requiring that one meeting of the Board of Supervisors per calendar year shall be held in each supervisorial district, and to add a new provision encouraging the Board of Supervisors to hold one meeting per calendar year in each district?

    Measure Y Amend County Charter to eliminate the reference to the Court Executive Officer -- County of El Dorado (El Dorado County Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    36051 / 57.3% Yes votes ...... 26856 / 42.6% No votes
    Shall Measure Y be adopted, which would amend Section 210(a)(3) of the El Dorado County Charter to eliminate the reference to the Court Executive Officer?

    Measure Z Board of Supervisor's Vacancy Election -- El Dorado County (County Charter Amendment)
    42456 / 61.9% Yes votes ...... 26045 / 38.0% No votes
    Shall Measure Z be adopted amending El Dorado County Charter Section 203 to clarify that if a vacancy on the Board of Supervisors occurs less than 90 or more than 120 days before a scheduled election, then a special election to fill the vacancy will be held not less than 90 nor more than 120 days after the vacancy occurs?

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