Humboldt County, CA Ballot

Proposition 46 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002
3,895,071 / 57.5% Yes votes ...... 2,880,506 / 42.5% No votes: Should the state create a trust fund by selling two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) in general obligation funds to fund twenty-one types of housing programs--including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing?
Proposition 47 Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002
4,044,743 / 59.0% Yes votes ...... 2,809,844 / 41.0% No votes: Should the state sell thirteen billion fifty million dollars ($13,050,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?
Proposition 48 Court Consolidation
4,642,292 / 72.8% Yes votes ...... 1,735,074 / 27.2% No votes: Should the California Constitution be amended to delete references to the municipal courts?
Proposition 49 Before and After School Programs. State Grants
3,857,409 / 56.6% Yes votes ...... 2,958,458 / 43.4% No votes: Should funding for before and after school programs be substantially increased, and starting in 2004-05, should general funds be permanently earmarked for this program?
Proposition 50 Water Quality, Supply and Safe Drinking Water Projects. Coastal Wetlands Purchase and Protection
3,727,561 / 55.4% Yes votes ...... 3,006,792 / 44.6% No votes: Should the state borrow three billion four hundred forty million dollars ($3,440,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for a variety of water projects including coastal protection, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, integrated regional water management, safe drinking water, and water quality?
Proposition 51 Distribution of Existing Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax
2,712,675 / 41.4% Yes votes ...... 3,839,788 / 58.6% No votes: Should the sales and use taxes raised from the sale or lease of motor vehicles be permanently allocated to specific transportation projects?
Proposition 52 Election Day Voter Registration
2,745,473 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 4,019,211 / 59.4% No votes: Should legally eligible California residents presenting proof of current residence be allowed to register to vote on Election Day?

Local Measures

Measure A Southern Humboldt Jt. Unified School District Special Tax -- South Humboldt Unified School District (Special Tax Assessment for Support of Educational Programs)
1500 / 55.9% Yes votes ...... 1181 / 44.1% No votes: Shall the Southern Humboldt Joint Unified School District provide funds for the purpose of reduction of class size and maintentance and enhancement of academic and educational programs by levying a special tax on each assessor's parcel of $75.00 per year ($37.50 semi-annual payment) for a period of seven years, beginning July 1, 2003 and increase its appropriation limit by the amount of revenue generated by that special tax, with certain specific exemptions as set forth in the Resolution and Order of Elections?
Measure B County Transient Occupancy Tax -- Humboldt County
24714 / 61.3% Yes votes ...... 15612 / 38.7% No votes: Should the County continue to assess and collect the 2% increase of the Transient Occupancy Tax (from persons staying in motels, hotels, or similar structures in the county) from the rate of 8% to 10% thereby continuing to collect the Transient Occupancy Tax at the current rate of 10% which has been in effect within the unincorporated area of the County of Humboldt since 1993 adoption of the Humboldt County Ordinance No. 2005, which is codified in Humboldt County Code Title 7, Division One, Chapter Two Sections 712-1 through 712-14?
Measure C Veterans Memorial Building Special Tax -- Humboldt County (Special Tax Measure - Veterans Memorial Buildings)
17810 / 44.0% Yes votes ...... 22633 / 56.0% No votes: Should the County of Humboldt provide funds for the purposes of maintenance, operation, restoration, construction and/or acquisition of county veterans memorial buildings, and for purposes as defined in Military and Veterans Code Section 1262 by levying a $10.00 per annum special tax on each qualified parcel of real property, beginning July 1, 2003 and continuing for a period of ten years, and reducing said levy to $5.00 per annum on each qualified parcel of real property thereafter?
Measure W Transient Occupany Tax -- City of Fortuna
2098 / 67.2% Yes votes ...... 1026 / 32.8% No votes: Sall the City of Fortuna amend the Transient Occupancy Tax (for staying in motels/ RV parks) from 8% to 10% and allocate 1% of Transient Occupancy Tax collected annually for the Fortuna Chamber of Commerce to be used for the promotion of tourism?
Measure X Utility User Tax -- City of Eureka
3818 / 51.2% Yes votes ...... 3637 / 48.8% No votes: Shall the Eureka Municipal Code be amended to extend the currently assessed three percent (3%) utility user tax, the general tax on the use of certain utility services used to fund essential services such as police, fire, street maintenance, and parks and recreation?
Measure Y Charter Amendment -- City of Eureka
5008 / 72.1% Yes votes ...... 1941 / 27.9% No votes: Shall the Municipal Charter of the City of Eureka be amended to provide that the City Council shall declare the results of the General Municipal Election at its first regular meeting after the election returns have been certified, and to specify that newly elected officers shall take office at the meeting of the City Council at which the results are declared?
Measure Z Increase Board Members -- Blue Lake Fire Protection District
592 / 71.2% Yes votes ...... 239 / 28.8% No votes: Shall the Board of Directors of the Blue Lake Fire Protection District be increased from three to five?

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