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November 7, 2017 Election

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County Results as of November 16 1:24pm
24.6% Countywide Voter Turnout (25,745/104,519)
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    City

    Council Member; City of BlytheClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Johnny Rodriguez
      917 votes 32.31%
    • Joseph M. Halby, III
      783 votes 27.59%
    • Joseph "Joey" De Coninck
      694 votes 24.45%
    • Mark A. Bolliger
      444 votes 15.64%

    City Clerk; City of BlytheClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mallory Sutterfield-Crecelius
      1,008 votes 100.00%

    City Treasurer; City of BlytheClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Christa Elms
      1,017 votes 100.00%

    Council Member; City of Palm SpringsClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Lisa Middleton
      7,042 votes 30.95%
    • Christy Gilbert Holstege
      6,833 votes 30.03%
    • Henry Hampton
      3,005 votes 13.21%
    • Robert Julian Stone
      2,684 votes 11.80%
    • Judy Deertrack
      2,182 votes 9.59%
    • Glenn Flood
      1,006 votes 4.42%

    School

    Board Member; Banning Unified School District; Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Anne K. Price
      1,437 votes 88.81%
    • John Bernades Kalani
      181 votes 11.19%

    Board Member; Banning Unified School District; Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jason Smith
      329 votes 58.33%
    • Mason Levi Patterson
      154 votes 27.30%
    • Gabriel Westholder
      81 votes 14.36%

    Board Member; Palo Verde Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Martha E. Gutierrez
      819 votes 33.21%
    • Norman C. Guith
      596 votes 24.17%
    • John M. Ulmer
      573 votes 23.24%
    • Aaron Palmer
      478 votes 19.38%

    Special

    Director; Desert Recreation District; Division 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rudy P. Acosta, Jr.
      3,319 votes 65.10%
    • Brandon Dean Marley
      1,482 votes 29.07%
    • Mark Amidei
      297 votes 5.83%

    Director; West Valley Water District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Clifford Young, Sr.
      1,437 votes 27.5%
    • Michael Taylor
      1,414 votes 27.1%
    • Linda Gonzalez
      1,354 votes 25.9%
    • Anthony Araiza
      1,013 votes 19.4%

    Director; West Valley Water District; Unexpired Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kyle Nelson Crowther
      1,647 votes 54.7%
    • Robert J. Bourland
      1,362 votes 45.3%

    Local Measures

    Measure B 911 Gang/Drug Crime Prevention -- City of Desert Hot Springs (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,672 / 75.18% Yes votes ...... 552 / 24.82% No votes
    Shall the Ordinance preventing public safety service cuts to police/emergency response times, anti-gang/anti-drug, youth violence and sex offender/parolee programs, extending existing, voter-approved public safety measure at a reduced rate of $103 per single family residence, providing approximately $2,000,000 annually, until ended by voters, requiring audits, with all funds for local public safety, and a tax decrease for these parcels, be adopted?

    Measure C Neighborhood Police Protection and Public Safety -- City of Desert Hot Springs (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,692 / 75.98% Yes votes ...... 535 / 24.02% No votes
    Shall the Ordinance to increase police training, recruitment/retention and crime investigation/prevention; maintain rapid police, fire and 9-1-1 emergency response times; and to hire additional police officers to patrol streets, extending its existing, voter-approved utility users' tax, producing approximately $2,831,543 annually, until ended by voters, with independent citizens' oversight, annual audits, and requiring all funds for local public safety services be adopted?

    Measure D Essential Services/Public Safety Measure -- City of Palm Springs (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 6,849 / 56.43% Yes votes ...... 5,289 / 43.57% No votes
    To maintain essential city services, including rapid 911 emergency response, fire/police protection, add paramedic services, keep fire stations open/staffed, address homelessness, repair local streets/potholes, improve rapid response to assault, burglaries/crimes, keep public areas safe/clean, maintain senior services, attract/retain jobs/business, increase water conservation; shall the City of Palm Springs establish a 1/2 cent sales tax; requiring annual independent audits/public oversight; all funds used locally?

    Measure E Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Palm Springs (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 9,357 / 78.38% Yes votes ...... 2,581 / 21.62% No votes
    Shall Palm Springs update the existing gross receipts tax on medical cannabis collectives and cooperatives to apply to all medical and adult-use cannabis businesses, apart from cultivation businesses, which will be taxed at a rate up to 10 dollars per square foot, with all revenue used in Palm Springs to maintain and improve essential city services, including public safety and youth drug prevention education; requiring annual independent audits and public oversight?

    Measure G Retire Water System Debt by Sale of the Downtown Sewer System -- City of Perris (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 1,216 / 59.81% Yes votes ...... 817 / 40.19% No votes
    Shall the ordinance known as the SALE OF THE CITY OF PERRIS DOWNTOWN SEWER SYSTEM, authorizing the City of Perris to sell the Downtown Perris Sewer System to retire Water System debt and use the remaining proceeds for park amenities, including athletic fields, be adopted?

    Measure H Sell Liberty Utilities and Use Proceeds for Park Amenities -- City of Perris (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,326 / 63.29% Yes votes ...... 769 / 36.71% No votes
    Shall the resolution known as the SALE OF THE CITY OLF PERRIS NORTH PERRIS WATER SYSTEM AND DOWNTOWN PERRIS WATER SYSTEM, which will authorize the City of Perris to sell the North Perris Water System and Downtown Water System to Liberty Utilities to retire Water System debt and use the remaining proceeds for park amenities, including athletic fields, be adopted?

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