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Stanislaus County, CA November 7, 2006 Election
Directory of Stanislaus County, CA Measures
County Results as of Nov 22 7:18pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (439/439)
51.0% Countywide Voter Turnout (105,674/207,326)

Measures
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Measure A. Bonds -- Sylvan Union School District (55% Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9,402 / 56.89% Yes votes ...... 7,124 / 43.11% No votes
To enhance student learning, shall the Sylvan Union School District repair, renovate, and upgrade aging school facilities, including technology, infrastructure, and other improvements; construct, expand, furnish and equip school facilities, including acquisition of school sites, completion of new schools and construction of food service facilities; help qualify for matching State funds, by issuing $40,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, with NO proceeds used for teacher or administrator salaries and accountability provided by citizens' oversight and independent audits?

Measure B. Increase Street Lighting Special Tax -- Keyes Community Services District (Two-Thirds Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 161 / 29.01% Yes votes ...... 394 / 70.99% No votes
Shall the Keyes Community Services District's service charge for street lighting be increased from $10 to $19 a year for each parcel of land within the District, effective January 1, 2007?

Measure C. Bonds -- Oakdale Joint Unified School District (55% Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 3,826 / 45.13% Yes votes ...... 4,651 / 54.87% No votes
To modernize Oakdale High and enlarge the Career Technical/Vocational classrooms, to build and modernize elementary schools, replace portables, and make the District eligible to receive state matching funds, shall the Oakdale Joint Unified School District issue $37.5 million of bonds at interest rates below the legal limit so long as spending is annually reviewed by a Citizens' Oversight Committee?

Measure K. County Transportation Sales Tax -- Stanislaus County (Two-Thirds Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 58,846 / 57.92% Yes votes ...... 42,760 / 42.08% No votes
To relieve traffic congestion, improve safety, match state/federal funds by:
  • widening/improving Routes I-5, 99, 132, 219/108, purchasing land for 120 Oakdale Bypass;
  • fixing potholes/resurfacing local roads, synchronizing traffic signals;
  • improving high accident locations countywide;
  • improving commuter rail and transit services for seniors/disabled;
  • requiring Independent Taxpayers' Oversight Committee to conduct audits ensuring all voter mandates are met;
by authorizing a half-cent transportation sales tax for no longer than thirty years?

Measure T. Affordable Housing -- City of Riverbank (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,881 / 52.75% Yes votes ...... 1,685 / 47.25% No votes
Affordable Housing Measure - Without increasing locally imposed taxes or using any of the City's General Fund, shall developers and/or public agencies whose purpose is to provide affordable housing, be authorized to construct, acquire and rehabilitate up to fifty (50) housing units per year carried over from year to year on scattered sites throughout the city, to make available rental housing affordable to low and moderate income households, including but not limited to senior citizens and disabled persons?

Measure U. Bonds -- Chatom Union Elementary School District (55% Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 617 / 61.27% Yes votes ...... 390 / 38.73% No votes
To improve the quality of education, shall Chatom Union School District be authorized to construct a community center/gym/multipurpose room, modernize outdated school facilities and infrastructure, convert classrooms at Mountain View School for program expansion, upgrade health and safety systems to meet current standards, and improve student access to computers and modern technology by issuing $5,000,000 in bonds, within legal interest rates, with annual audits and a citizens' oversight committee and NO money for salaries?

Measure V. Mayoral Term -- City of Ceres (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3,436 / 54.20% Yes votes ...... 2,904 / 45.80% No votes
Shall the term of office of Mayor be changed from two (2) years to four (4) years effective at the election for Mayor on November 6, 2007?

Measure W. City Clerk -- City of Ceres (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3,162 / 50.66% Yes votes ...... 3,080 / 49.34% No votes
Shall the office of City Clerk be appointive?

Measure Y. Bonds -- Turlock Unified School District (55% Majority Approval Required)
8,823 / 55.47% Yes votes ...... 7,083 / 44.53% No votes
To modernize the Girls' Gymnasium, the Performing Arts Building, the Agriculture Building and the Boys' Gymnasium at Turlock High School, and for other specified modernization projects there and at Roselawn High School, shall the Turlock Unified School District issue $7,725,000 in bonds with lawful interest rates and maturity dates, with annual independent audits and a citizens' oversight committee to assure that funds are spent only on the specified school and classroom improvements?

Measure Z. Bonds -- Turlock Unified School District (55% Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 8,449 / 59.60% Yes votes ...... 5,726 / 40.40% No votes
To modernize Brown, Crowell, Cunningham, Julien, Osborn and Wakefield Elementary Schools, Crane Early Learning Center, and Dutcher Middle School, and to develop architectural plans for a future elementary school; shall Turlock Unified School District issue $9,900,000 in School Facilities Improvement District No. 1 bonds with lawful interest rates and maturity dates, with annual independent audits and a citizens' oversight committee to assure that funds are spent only on the specified school and classroom improvements?

 
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