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Sacramento County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Directory of Sacramento County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 15 1:33pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (926/926)
99.9% Countywide Voter Turnout (962,806/650,701)

Measures
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Measure A. Transportation Sales Tax Extension -- County of Sacramento (2/3 Approval Required)
331,255 / 75.29% Yes votes ...... 108,742 / 24.71% No votes
To relieve traffic congestion, improve safety, and match state/federal funds by: Improving I-5, I-80, US 50, SR 99; Constructing a new road connecting I-5/SR 99/US 50; Maintaining/improving local roads; In creasing transit for seniors and disabled per son; Expanding/planning for light rail and commuter rail; Shall Sacramento County voters continue the existing half-cent transportation sales tax for thirty years, including creating an Independent Tax payer Over sight Committee to conduct audits ensuring all voter man dates are met?

Measure J. Local High School Overcrowding and Safety Act -- Roseville Joint Union High School District (School Bond - 55% Approval Required)
5,033 / 82.40% Yes votes ...... 1,075 / 17.60% No votes
To relieve school overcrowding, enhance student safety, upgrade technology to remain current, bring old classroom buildings and school facilities up to standards of new schools, construct additional classrooms at existing campuses, acquire/improve property, equip and construct one new high school, shall the Roseville Joint Union High School District issue $79 million of bonds at legal interest rates, appoint an independent Citizens? Oversight Committee and perform annual audits, with no money for administrator salaries?

Measure K. Affordable Housing -- Sacramento County
231,926 / 55.85% Yes votes ...... 183,368 / 44.15% No votes
Do the qualified electors of the County of Sacramento approve the development, construction, or acquisition of affordable housing within the following jurisdictions for households such as seniors, working families, and the disabled, referred in statute as low rent housing, not to exceed: 3,000 dwelling units in the City of Sacramento, 500 dwelling units in each of the Cities of Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Folsom, Galt, and Rancho Cordova; and 4,000 dwelling units in the County unincorporated area over the next 20 years?

Measure R. Appropriations Limit -- City of Rancho Cordova
11,177 / 76.00% Yes votes ...... 3,530 / 24.00% No votes
Shall the City of Rancho Cordova's base-year appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 be established at $36,010,121?

Measure S. General Use Sales Tax -- City of Galt (Majority Approval Required)
1,248 / 20.76% Yes votes ...... 4,764 / 79.24% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 2004-05, which would enact a one quarter cent transactions and use tax for general government purposes, be adopted?

Measure U. School Improvement Bonds -- River Delta School Facility Improvement District 1 (School Bond - 55% Approval Required)
727 / 72.70% Yes votes ...... 273 / 27.30% No votes
To improve the quality of education in Isleton and Rio Vista, shall the School Facilities Improvement District No. 1 of River Delta Unified School District construct, upgrade, and improve classrooms and school facilities, renovate restrooms and plumbing, upgrade electrical systems, improve student access to computers and technology, replace heating and air conditioning systems, make health and safety mprovements, and qualify for State grants by issuing 14,000,000 in bonds, with interest within legal limits, annual audits, a citizens' oversight committee and NO money for administrators' salaries?

Measure V. School Improvement Bonds -- River Delta School Facility Improvement District 2 (School Bond - 55% Approval Required)
722 / 78.39% Yes votes ...... 199 / 21.61% No votes
To improve the quality of education in Walnut Grove, Courtland, and Clarksburg, shall the School Facilities Improvement District No. 2 of River Delta Unified School District construct, upgrade, and improve classrooms and chool facilities, upgrade electrical systems, improve student access to computers and technology, renovate restrooms and plumbing, replace heating and air conditioning, make health and safety improvements, and qualify for State grants by issuing $9,000,000 in bonds, with interest within legal limits, annual audits, a citizens' oversight committee and NO money for administrators' salaries?

Measure W. Local Control of Land South of Highway 50 -- City of Folsom (City Charter Amendment)
17,076 / 67.78% Yes votes ...... 8,118 / 32.22% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to add Section 7.08, "Local Control of Land South of Highway 50", providing before annexation of property south of Highway 50, the City Council shall identify a water supply at no cost to existing residents; adopt plans mitigating traffic impacts, preserving 30% of the property as open space, and providing for schools; and adopt a development plan only after environmental review and mailed notice to all vot ers?

Measure X. Parcel Tax for Libraries -- City of Sacramento (2/3 Approval Required)
91,416 / 72.19% Yes votes ...... 35,213 / 27.81% No votes
To maintain children's programs, homework centers, increased hours, new book funding, and technology in branch libraries, shall an equivalent parcel tax replace the existing assessment in 2007-2008 (single family residences $26.60/year; other properties at proportional amounts) for 10 years, with adjustments not exceeding 3% annually or $8.00 total for single family residences during the life of the tax, and requiring City library funding to be maintained or only reduced proportionally with other non-safety services?

 
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