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November 6, 2012 Election

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County Results as of Dec 4 7:29am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (611/611)
63.8% Countywide Voter Turnout (261652/410187)
Statewide Results as of Dec 3 4:58pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (24491/24491)
71.3% Statewide Voter Turnout (13,013,098/18,245,970)

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  • President

    President/Vice President of the United States

    US Congress

    United States Senator

    • Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
      7,748,994 votes 62.5%
    • Elizabeth Emken, Republican
      4,650,994 votes 37.5%

    United States Representative; District 4

    • Tom McClintock, Republican
      175,460 votes 61.0%
    • Jack Uppal, Democratic
      112,104 votes 39.0%

    United States Representative; District 16

    • Jim Costa, Democratic
      78,792 votes 56.3%
    • Brian Daniel Whelan, Republican
      61,053 votes 43.7%

    United States Representative; District 21

    • David G. Valadao, Republican
      64,473 votes 58.1%
    • John Hernandez, Democratic
      46,588 votes 41.9%

    United States Representative; District 22

    • Devin G. Nunes, Republican
      127,262 votes 62.3%
    • Otto Lee, Democratic
      76,924 votes 37.7%

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 23

    • Jim Patterson, Republican
      77,224 votes 54.3%
    • Bob Whalen, Republican
      65,000 votes 45.7%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 31

    • Henry T. Perea, Democratic
      48,503 votes 62.9%
    • James "JD" Bennett, Republican
      28,634 votes 37.1%

    School

    Trustee; Merced Junior College District; Trustee Area 6

    • Jean Upton
      83 votes 70.94%
    • Jinet Troost
      33 votes 28.21%
    • (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.85%)

    Trustee; State Center Community College District; Trustee Area 2

    • Eric Payne
      17151 votes 47.92%
    • Paulina Miranda
      10576 votes 29.55%
    • Phil Maher
      5134 votes 14.34%
    • Brian Murillo
      2769 votes 7.74%
    • (160 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.45%)

    Trustee; State Center Community College District; Trustee Area 3

    • John Leal
      19369 votes 61.99%
    • H. Ronald Feaver
      11719 votes 37.51%
    • (156 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.50%)

    Trustee; State Center Community College District; Trustee Area 6

    • Patrick E. "Pat" Patterson
      19227 votes 38.68%
    • David Austin
      15383 votes 30.95%
    • Marion Montgomery-Austin
      14938 votes 30.05%
    • (155 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.31%)

    Trustee; State Center Community College District; Trustee Area 7

    • Richard Caglia
      20223 votes 59.16%
    • Kevin Hall
      13795 votes 40.36%
    • (164 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.48%)

    Trustee; Caruthers Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

    • Michael Reid
      125 votes 52.08%
    • Lupe Zuniga
      115 votes 47.92%

    Trustee; Caruthers Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

    • Bryan Willis
      169 votes 51.68%
    • Russell Sterling
      156 votes 47.71%
    • (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.61%)

    Trustee; Central Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

    • Leonard G. Ramirez
      1869 votes 62.97%
    • William Duane Peverill
      1088 votes 36.66%
    • (11 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.37%)

    Trustee; Central Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

    • Cynthia Berube
      1238 votes 57.53%
    • Becky Scott
      906 votes 42.10%
    • (8 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.37%)

    Trustee; Central Unified School District; Trustee Area 6

    • Terry Cox
      1315 votes 52.10%
    • Gene H. Kezirian
      1203 votes 47.66%
    • (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.24%)

    Board Member; Clovis Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

    • Richard Lake
      32616 votes 52.73%
    • F. Scott Troescher
      29027 votes 46.93%
    • (212 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.34%)

    Board Member; Clovis Unified School District; Trustee Area 7

    • Christopher S. Casado
      30567 votes 50.19%
    • Debra McKenzie
      30127 votes 49.47%
    • (211 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.35%)

    Trustee; Coalinga/Huron Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

    • Francisco J. Chavez
      487 votes 57.16%
    • Maria Irujo Zavala
      356 votes 41.78%
    • (9 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.06%)

    Trustee; Coalinga/Huron Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

    • Steve Whitwill
      1,534 votes 34.3%
    • Tom Crawford
      1,210 votes 27.1%
    • Ramon J. Zubiri
      1,058 votes 23.7%
    • Sylvia Hunt
      644 votes 14.4%
    • (22 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.5%)

    Board Member; Dos Palos-Oro Loma Unified School District (4 Elected)

    • Eric Fontana
      117 votes 20.14%
    • Bill Van Worth
      115 votes 19.79%
    • Joe Castillo
      100 votes 17.21%
    • Albert Catrina
      96 votes 16.52%
    • Michael Bryant
      76 votes 13.08%
    • Andrew Montez
      72 votes 12.39%
    • (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.86%)

    Trustee; Fresno Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

    • Luis Arthur Chavez
      2903 votes 47.21%
    • Esmeralda Diaz
      1842 votes 29.96%
    • Daren Miller
      1385 votes 22.52%
    • (19 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.31%)

    Trustee; Fresno Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

    • Carol Mills
      6928 votes 60.92%
    • Andrew Doris
      2707 votes 23.80%
    • Nicholas Montoya
      1700 votes 14.95%
    • (38 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.33%)

    Trustee; Fresno Unified School District; Trustee Area 6

    • Janet Ryan
      4588 votes 33.65%
    • George Whitman
      3043 votes 22.32%
    • Carole Blomgren
      2041 votes 14.97%
    • Daniel Harrison
      2032 votes 14.90%
    • Ken Trapp
      1881 votes 13.80%
    • (49 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.36%)

    Trustee; Golden Plains Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

    • Kathy J. Chaffin
      288 votes 36.69%
    • Larry J. Gilio
      280 votes 35.67%
    • Juanita E. Marmolejo
      211 votes 26.88%
    • (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.76%)

    Trustee; Golden Plains Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

    • Celina U. Rossetti
      594 votes 75.19%
    • Maria Medina
      191 votes 24.18%
    • (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.63%)

    Trustee; Golden Plains Unified School District; Trustee Area 4

    • Maryann Trujillo
      469 votes 59.59%
    • Nick Bowles
      316 votes 40.15%
    • (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.25%)

    Trustee; Golden Plains Unified School District; Trustee Area 4; Unexpired Short Term

    • Edna Munguia
      270 votes 33.92%
    • Betty Chaney
      265 votes 33.29%
    • Fred R. Dabbs
      259 votes 32.54%
    • (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.25%)

    Board Member; Mendota Unified School District (4 Elected)

    • Araceli Perez
      715 votes 20.62%
    • Diana Toscano
      626 votes 18.05%
    • Lupe Flores
      570 votes 16.44%
    • Isabel Maldonado
      453 votes 13.06%
    • Jesse Mendoza
      434 votes 12.51%
    • Raul S. Varela
      368 votes 10.61%
    • Gapo Lua, Jr.
      287 votes 8.28%
    • (15 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.43%)

    Board Member; Parlier Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Rick Maldonado
      743 votes 23.36%
    • Jose Reyes, Sr.
      700 votes 22.01%
    • Cathy Pumarejo
      489 votes 15.37%
    • Fernando Banuelos
      483 votes 15.18%
    • Robert Leija
      424 votes 13.33%
    • Trinidad Pimentel
      324 votes 10.19%
    • (18 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.57%)

    Trustee; Riverdale Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 7

    • Anita Cuevas
      31 votes 77.50%
    • David J. Thomas
      9 votes 22.50%

    Trustee; Sanger Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

    • Tammy C. Wolfe
      1664 votes 72.70%
    • Henrietta Olveda
      618 votes 27.00%
    • (7 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.31%)

    Trustee; Selma Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

    • Paul L. Green
      538 votes 54.12%
    • Cesar F. Bejarano
      455 votes 45.77%
    • (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.10%)

    Board Member; Sierra Unified School District (4 Elected)

    • Connie Kee Schlaefer
      2309 votes 14.35%
    • Chrissy Falk
      2098 votes 13.04%
    • Wes Qualls
      2056 votes 12.78%
    • Ron D. Eldridge
      2001 votes 12.44%
    • Tom Mendenhall
      1572 votes 9.77%
    • Brent Pius
      1516 votes 9.42%
    • Michael O'Connell
      1343 votes 8.35%
    • Ron Arteno
      1289 votes 8.01%
    • Dotty Garrigue
      1097 votes 6.82%
    • Kathy B. Huebert
      766 votes 4.76%
    • (41 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.25%)

    Trustee; Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District; Trustee Area 4

    • Frank Yanes
      648 votes 74.83%
    • Nathaniel Stewart
      217 votes 25.06%
    • (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.12%)

    Board Member; Raisin City Elementary School District (2 Elected)

    • Katie Capozzi
      107 votes 26.10%
    • Rafael F. Morfin
      106 votes 25.85%
    • Mario Alvarado
      103 votes 25.12%
    • Miguel Navarrete
      91 votes 22.20%
    • (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.73%)

    Board Member; Raisin City Elementary School District; Unexpired Short Term

    • Anthony Monreal
      124 votes 45.42%
    • Vangie Urias
      80 votes 29.30%
    • Ricardo Jurado
      66 votes 24.18%
    • (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.10%)

    Board Member; Washington Colony Elementary School District (2 Elected)

    • Mark Aguilar
      367 votes 30.97%
    • Gary Chavez
      293 votes 24.73%
    • Stephanie Martinez Morris
      281 votes 23.71%
    • Eric Plaza, Sr.
      242 votes 20.42%
    • (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.17%)

    Board Member; West Park Elementary School District (2 Elected)

    • Edward B. Randolph
      159 votes 30.81%
    • Aida Garcia
      124 votes 24.03%
    • Celia Pineda
      96 votes 18.60%
    • Polito "Paul" Diaz
      71 votes 13.76%
    • Gloria Bertha Rocha
      65 votes 12.60%
    • (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.19%)

    City

    Council Member; City of Coalinga (2 Elected)

    • Ron Lander
      1372 votes 32.89%
    • Patrick Keough
      1079 votes 25.87%
    • Christopher K. Scrivner
      1062 votes 25.46%
    • Richard Hill
      625 votes 14.98%
    • (33 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.79%)

    City Clerk; City of Coalinga

    City Treasurer; City of Coalinga

    • Olga Keough
      1503 votes 59.79%
    • Jim Applegate
      1002 votes 39.86%
    • (9 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.36%)

    Council Member; City of Firebaugh (3 Elected)

    • Craig Knight
      356 votes 12.89%
    • Freddy Valdez
      349 votes 12.64%
    • Brady Jenkins, Jr.
      314 votes 11.37%
    • Javier Marquez
      302 votes 10.94%
    • Felipe Perez
      270 votes 9.78%
    • Sonia Rodriguez
      260 votes 9.42%
    • George Conklin
      259 votes 9.38%
    • David Van Pelt
      240 votes 8.69%
    • John Baltierra
      217 votes 7.86%
    • Jim Lowe
      184 votes 6.66%
    • (10 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.36%)

    City Clerk; City of Firebaugh

    City Treasurer; City of Firebaugh

    Council Member; City of Fowler (3 Elected)

    • Daniel Parra
      688 votes 18.31%
    • Sandie Monis
      655 votes 17.43%
    • Leonard J. Hammer
      563 votes 14.99%
    • Gary T. Mukai
      506 votes 13.47%
    • Jose R. Alvarez
      493 votes 13.12%
    • Craig J. Mellon
      379 votes 10.09%
    • Mark Rodriquez
      374 votes 9.95%
    • Murray McManus
      81 votes 2.16%
    • (18 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.48%)

    Council Member; City of Fresno; Council District 2

    • Steve Brandau
      13367 votes 54.09%
    • Pat Di Cicco
      11243 votes 45.50%
    • (101 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.41%)

    Mayor; City of Kerman

    • Gary K. Yep
      2165 votes 95.46%
    • (103 Total Other Write-In Votes 4.54%)

    Council Member; City of Kerman (2 Elected)

    • Nathan Fox
      1275 votes 35.54%
    • Charles H. Jones
      1206 votes 33.61%
    • Dilber "Bill" Nijjer
      1077 votes 30.02%
    • (30 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.84%)

    Council Member; City of Kingsburg (2 Elected)

    • Ben Creighton
      2359 votes 36.36%
    • Chet Reilly
      2099 votes 32.35%
    • Joel A. Rogers
      1249 votes 19.25%
    • Charlie L. Soto
      731 votes 11.27%
    • (50 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.77%)

    Council Member; City of Kingsburg; Unexpired Short Term

    • Michelle Roman
      3164 votes 96.82%
    • (104 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.18%)

    Council Member; City of Mendota (2 Elected)

    • Joseph R. Riofrio
      519 votes 30.24%
    • Sergio Valdez
      478 votes 27.86%
    • John Charles Flores
      428 votes 24.94%
    • Joshua Garcia
      285 votes 16.61%
    • (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.35%)

    Council Member; City of Orange Cove (2 Elected)

    • Victor P. Lopez
      780 votes 30.15%
    • Diana Guerra Silva
      673 votes 26.01%
    • Gilbert Garcia
      602 votes 23.27%
    • Gloria E. Gonzalez
      511 votes 19.75%
    • (21 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.81%)

    Shall Glenda Hill be recalled from the office of Council Member; City of Orange Cove (Yes/No)
    776 / 54.27% Yes votes
    654 / 45.73% No votes

    • Glenda Hill

    Council Member to succeed Glenda Hill if recalled; City of Orange Cove

    • Bertha Alicia Del Bosque
      844 votes 91.14%
    • (82 Total Other Write-In Votes 8.86%)

    Shall Frank R Martinez be recalled from the office of Council Member; City of Orange Cove (Yes/No)
    745 / 52.13% Yes votes
    684 / 47.87% No votes

    • Frank R. Martinez

    Council Member to succeed Frank R Martinez if recalled; City of Orange Cove

    • Ralph J. Pardo
      820 votes 91.01%
    • (81 Total Other Write-In Votes 8.99%)

    Council Member; City of Parlier; Council District 1

    • Juan M. Montano
      299 votes 60.28%
    • Zonia Tovar
      191 votes 38.51%
    • (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.21%)

    Council Member; City of Parlier; Council District 3

    • Raul M. Villanueva
      343 votes 90.50%
    • (36 Total Other Write-In Votes 9.50%)

    City Clerk; City of Parlier

    • Dorothy Garza
      1411 votes 97.38%
    • (38 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.62%)

    City Treasurer; City of Parlier

    Council Member; City of Reedley; Council District 1

    • Henry "Rick" Rodriguez
      2651 votes 52.25%
    • Dawn M. Barcellos
      2406 votes 47.42%
    • (17 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.34%)

    Council Member; City of Reedley; Council District 3

    • Robert O. Beck
      4170 votes 98.49%
    • (64 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.51%)

    Council Member; City of Reedley; Council District 5

    • Anita Betancourt
      3190 votes 61.76%
    • Steve Rapada
      1950 votes 37.75%
    • (25 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.48%)

    Mayor; City of Sanger

    • Joshua Mitchell
      3647 votes 62.08%
    • Victor Ruiz
      1735 votes 29.53%
    • Adrian Villarreal
      287 votes 4.89%
    • Randy F. Guerra
      179 votes 3.05%
    • (27 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.46%)

    Council Member; City of Sanger; Council District 1

    • Raul Cantu, Jr.
      682 votes 66.47%
    • Martin F. Castellano
      332 votes 32.36%
    • (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.17%)

    Council Member; City of Sanger; Council District 3

    • Tony Pacheco
      1395 votes 73.27%
    • Victor Moreno
      491 votes 25.79%
    • (18 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.95%)

    Council Member; City of Selma (3 Elected)

    • Scott Robertson
      2651 votes 25.32%
    • Jim Avalos
      2337 votes 22.33%
    • George Rodriguez
      2153 votes 20.57%
    • Dennis Lujan
      1843 votes 17.61%
    • Andy Gonzales
      1438 votes 13.74%
    • (46 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.44%)

    Special District

    Board Member; Consolidated Irrigation District; Division 3

    • Ray Moles
      873 votes 76.11%
    • Robert Nielsen, Jr.
      272 votes 23.71%
    • (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.17%)

    Board Member; Del Rey Community Service District (2 Elected)

    • Walter O. Villarreal
      127 votes 43.94%
    • Lionel Lenny Diaz
      80 votes 27.68%
    • Eduardo Rodriguez
      74 votes 25.61%
    • (8 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.77%)

    Board Member; Fresno Irrigation District; Division 5

    • Gregory H. Beberian
      16492 votes 50.42%
    • Jerald Rebensdorf
      9287 votes 28.40%
    • Mike Kilijian
      6813 votes 20.83%
    • (114 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.35%)

    Board Member; Selma Health Care District (2 Elected)

    • Colleen Nelson
      3080 votes 38.36%
    • Jeffrey S. Kestly
      2506 votes 31.21%
    • Fabian Uresti
      2420 votes 30.14%
    • (24 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.30%)

    State Propositions

    Proposition 30 Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding
    Pass: 6,902,562 / 55.3% Yes votes ...... 5,584,785 / 44.7% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to (a) temporarily increase sales and personal income tax rates; (b) guarantee certain revenue transfers to local governments; and (c) eliminate state funding of certain mandates to local governments?

    Proposition 31 State Budget. State and Local Government
    Fail: 4,579,061 / 39.5% Yes votes ...... 7,014,491 / 60.5% No votes
    Should the state constitution and law be amended to require government performance reviews and two-year budget cycles, to prohibit the Legislature from creating certain expenditures unless offsetting revenues or spending cuts are identified, and to make changes in certain responsibilities of local governament, the Legislature and the Governor?

    Proposition 32 Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction. Contributions to Candidates
    Fail: 5,328,207 / 43.4% Yes votes ...... 6,940,282 / 56.6% No votes
    Should unions, corporations, government contractors and state and local government employers be prohibited from using payroll-deducted funds, or in some instances their own funds, for political expenditures?

    Proposition 33 Auto Insurance Companies. Prices Based on Driver's History of Insurance Coverage
    Fail: 5,441,219 / 45.1% Yes votes ...... 6,633,713 / 54.9% No votes
    Should automobile insurance companies be permitted to offer a discount to drivers who have continuously maintained their insurance coverage, even if they change their insurance company?

    Proposition 34 Death Penalty
    Fail: 5,885,080 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,372,996 / 52.0% No votes
    Should the death penalty be repealed and replaced with life imprisonment without possibility of parole when someone is convicted of murder with specified special circumstances?

    Proposition 35 Human Trafficking. Penalties
    Pass: 9,935,574 / 81.4% Yes votes ...... 2,277,560 / 18.6% No votes
    Should the definition of human trafficking be expanded, penalties for traffickers be increased, convicted sexual traffickers be required to register as sex offenders, and additional training for law enforcement officers be required?

    Proposition 36 Three Strikes Law. Repeat Felony Offenders. Penalties
    Pass: 8,447,576 / 69.3% Yes votes ...... 3,750,222 / 30.7% No votes
    Should California law be amended to provide that a life sentence should not be imposed for a third felony conviction unless the third conviction is for a serious or violent felony?

    Proposition 37 Genetically Engineered Foods. Labeling
    Fail: 5,986,652 / 48.5% Yes votes ...... 6,365,236 / 51.5% No votes
    Should labeling be required on foods containing genetically modified ingredients when such foods (whether raw or processed, plant or animal) are offered for sale to consumers in California?

    Proposition 38 Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs
    Fail: 3,485,443 / 28.7% Yes votes ...... 8,671,851 / 71.3% No votes
    Should California's personal income tax rates be increased during 2013-24 to provide funds for public schools, early childhood education programs, and state debt payments?

    Proposition 39 Tax Treatment for Multistate Businesses. Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Funding
    Pass: 7,273,367 / 61.0% Yes votes ...... 4,641,745 / 39.0% No votes
    Should the California tax code be changed to require multistate firms to pay income taxes based on a percentage of their sales in California, with roughly half of the resulting tax increase to be used to fund clean/efficient energy projects for five years?

    Proposition 40 Redistricting. State Senate Districts
    Pass: 8,235,698 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 3,215,335 / 28.1% No votes
    Should the current state Senate districts be retained?

    Local Measures

    Measure B Libraries Protection Measure -- Fresno County (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 180499 / 73.29% Yes votes ...... 65784 / 26.71% No votes
    To protect libraries from state budget cuts by preventing library closures and reduced library hours; keeping qualified librarians; improving reading/literacy, job search programs/computer technology; providing neighborhood school-library joint programs, and maintaining services for children, seniors and the blind, shall Fresno County voters continue the voter-approved 1/8-cent sales tax for neighborhood libraries for sixteen years, with audits, citizen's oversight, all funds staying in Fresno County and no tax rate increase?

    Measure C Neighborhood School Bond -- Caruthers Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 1264 / 66.95% Yes votes ...... 624 / 33.05% No votes
    To offset severe state cuts, maintain quality neighborhood schools, and retain/attract quality teachers by: Improving agricultural/vocational education programs; Upgrading deteriorating classrooms, technology, science labs, libraries, and fire safety; Repairing electrical wiring, leaky roofs, plumbing/restrooms; Repairing air/heating/water systems; and Constructing/equipping school facilities Shall Caruthers Unified School District issue $12,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, independent audits, citizen's oversight, no money for administrators' salaries/pensions, and prohibit Sacramento from taking these local funds?

    Measure F Charter Amendment Bond -- City of Fresno (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 76318 / 68.71% Yes votes ...... 34761 / 31.29% No votes
    Shall the Charter be amended to require Council to establish: a policy for managing City reserves; a policy for issuing and managing debts with Controller certification on the reliability of funds for debt repayment; and a policy establishing a due diligence process for evaluating requests by the private sector for City financial assistance that exceeds one million dollars?

    Measure K School Bond -- Kings Canyon Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 6606 / 63.33% Yes votes ...... 3825 / 36.67% No votes
    To offset State budget cuts, qualify for State matching funds, provide every community equal educational opportunities, and retain/attract quality teachers, by acquiring, constructing, repairing, renovating, furnishing, and equipping new and existing school and community/joint-use facilities including: bathrooms, roofs, fire safety, libraries, technology, energy efficiency, handicap accessibility, and vocational education, shall Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District issue $40 million in bonds at legal interest rates, with citizens' oversight, and all money staying local, not for administrators' salaries?

    Measure L School Bond -- West Hills Community College District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 822 / 62.80% Yes votes ...... 487 / 37.20% No votes
    To renovate, equip/construct classrooms/college facilities, upgrade computer/technology systems for student access, and reduce overall borrowing costs, shall $12,655,000 of West Hills Community College District School Facilities Improvement District No. 3 bonds, approved by voters in November 2008, be reauthorized through issuance of new bonds, with no increase in total authorized District debt, interest rates below legal limits, independent citizen oversight, no money for any salaries, and all funds spent locally and not taken by the State?

    Measure M School Bond -- Mendota Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 856 / 73.92% Yes votes ...... 302 / 26.08% No votes
    To modernize, renovate, and construct classrooms, restrooms and school facilities at local Mendota schools, improve energy efficiency by replacing outdated windows, lighting, and heating ventilation and air-conditioning systems, improve student access to computers and modern technology; and replace leaky roofs and inadequate electrical systems; shall the Mendota Unified School District issue $19,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have NO money taken by the State or used for salaries?

    Measure O County Charter -- Fresno County (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 115411 / 49.01% Yes votes ...... 120090 / 50.99% No votes
    Shall Fresno County Charter, Section 13, be amended to allow the County to employ independent contractors for services performed by County employees by majority vote of the Board of Supervisors and to read: SECTION 13: Notwithstanding Section 44 of this Charter or other provisions of law, the County may employ independent contractors to perform any County service, including service then being performed by County employees, with three affirmative votes of the Board of Supervisors?

    Measure S School Bond -- Sanger Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 9986 / 70.37% Yes votes ...... 4204 / 29.63% No votes
    To offset severe state budget cuts, maintain quality neighborhood schools, and retain/attract quality teachers by: Upgrading deteriorating classrooms, science labs, vocational education classrooms, libraries, and fire safety systems; Repairing electrical systems, leaky roofs, plumbing/restrooms; Upgrading classroom technology; Ensuring handicapped accessibility; and Constructing/equipping school facilities/acquiring sites Shall Sanger Unified School District issue $50 million in bonds at legal interest rates, with independent annual audits, no money for administrators' salaries or pensions, and all money used locally?

    Measure W School Bond -- Washington Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 2757 / 72.80% Yes votes ...... 1030 / 27.20% No votes
    To better prepare Washington Union High School students for college and quality jobs, shall Washington Unified School District upgrade technology in classrooms, job-training labs, and student- support facilities; modernize science labs; rehabilitate deteriorated roofs, plumbing, electrical, lighting, ventilation; improve safety; and acquire/construct/repair instructional and athletic sites, facilities and equipment; by issuing $22,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with independent citizen oversight, no administrators' salaries, and all funds dedicated locally to Washington Union High School?

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