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Santa Clara County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
Directory of Santa Clara County, CA Measures
County Results as of Nov 9 3:01pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (276/276)
34.6% Countywide Voter Turnout (74,833/216,466)

Measures
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Measure A. Business License Tax -- City of Palo Alto (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 6,113 / 42.72% Yes votes ...... 8,195 / 57.28% No votes
Shall the Palo Alto Municipal Code be amended to establish a business license tax in order to help maintain the City's ability to fund basic City services?

YES
NO

Measure B. Utility Users Tax Update -- City of Cupertino (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 7,978 / 75.97% Yes votes ...... 2,523 / 24.03% No votes
Without increasing the tax rate, shall an ordinance be adopted to update Cupertino's existing telephone utility users tax, to fund general city services, including neighborhood police patrols, library services, city streets, parks and open spaces, senior programs, and school crossing guards, while maintaining senior citizens' tax exemptions, retaining local control of revenues, requiring annual audits and public expenditure reviews, by amending language for consistency with current practice?

YES
NO

Measure C. Parcel Tax -- Santa Clara Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 11,043 / 62.96% Yes votes ...... 6,498 / 37.04% No votes
To maintain academic excellence in neighborhood schools, retain qualified, experienced teachers, prepare students for college and careers, maintain small class sizes in kindergarten through third grade and provide after-school tutoring and guidance programs, with no funds for administrator salaries, shall the Santa Clara Unified School District authorize an annual $138 education parcel tax for five years, with mandatory audits, citizen oversight, an exemption for citizens 65 years and older, and funding remaining locally controlled for neighborhood schools?

YES
NO

Measure G. Parcel Tax -- Fremont Union High School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 19,995 / 59.66% Yes votes ...... 13,518 / 40.34% No votes
To provide stable, local funds needed to protect teaching positions, and assure that Cupertino, Fremont, Homestead, Lynbrook, and Monte Vista High School students are prepared to successfully compete for college admission, shall the Fremont Union High School District replace its existing, expiring parcel tax with a tax at the same annual rate of $98 per parcel to be adjusted annually for inflation, with all funds benefitting local high schools, and offering an exemption to seniors and the disabled?

YES
NO

 
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