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Santa Barbara County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Directory of Santa Barbara County, CA Measures
County Results as of Nov 21 9:33am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (250/250)
57.9% Countywide Voter Turnout (114106/196998)

Measures
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Measure O2014. Transient Occupancy Tax -- Santa Barbara County (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 43947 / 41.83% Yes votes ...... 61110 / 58.17% No votes
Shall the ordinance to amend Section 32-12 of the Santa Barbara County Code to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax rate from 10% to 12.5% upon transients occupying defined hotels located only within the unincorporated areas of the County be adopted?

Measure P2014. Ordinance Prohibiting Certain Petroleum Operations -- Santa Barbara County (Initiative ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 42965 / 38.78% Yes votes ...... 67838 / 61.22% No votes
Shall the ordinance amending Santa Barbara County's Comprehensive Plan and County Code -- to prohibit on all lands within the unincorporated County, with certain exemptions, the construction or use of any facility, appurtenance, or aboveground equipment supporting certain petroleum operations, including but not limited to: hydraulic fracturing; acid well stimulation; or aiding hydrocarbon flow into a well by injecting water, natural gas, steam, air, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, chemicals or other substances -- be adopted?

Measure Q2014. School Bonds -- Montecito Union Elementary School District (Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Fail: 1257 / 44.40% Yes votes ...... 1574 / 55.60% No votes
To repair essential/outdated Montecito Union School infrastructure/maintain the quality of education with local funding that cannot be taken by the State, upgrade educational facilities to meet current health/safety/security/accessibility codes, reduce traffic and improve safety on San Ysidro Road, renovate heating, plumbing, electrical/energy systems, shall Montecito Union Elementary School District issue $27,150,000 of bonds, at legal rates, to repair, construct, acquire classrooms, facilities and equipment, with independent audits, citizen oversight, no money for administrators?

Measure R2014. Elected Mayor -- City of Buellton (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1158 / 72.06% Yes votes ...... 449 / 27.94% No votes
Shall the voters of Buellton elect a Mayor and four City Council Members? (yes/no)

Measure R2014-2. 2 Year Elected Mayor Term -- City of Buellton
1131 / 72.36% Yes votes ...... 432 / 27.64% No votes
Shall the term of office of the Mayor of Buellton be two years? (yes/no)

Measure R2014-4. 4 Year Elected Mayor Term -- City of Buellton
312 / 20.30% Yes votes ...... 1225 / 79.70% No votes
Shall the term of office of the Mayor of Buellton be four years? (yes/no)

Measure S2014. Bonds -- Santa Barbara Community College District (Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Fail: 30493 / 50.23% Yes votes ...... 30214 / 49.77% No votes
To repair, construct, acquire and seismically upgrade facilities, sites and equipment at City College, maintain access to quality, affordable education for students, including local high school graduates and returning veterans, prepare students for careers and transfer to four-year universities by upgrading academic, science, engineering, healthcare and vocational classrooms and improving technology and energy efficiency, shall Santa Barbara Community College District issue $288 million in bonds, at legal rates, requiring citizens' oversight, audits and no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure T2014. Classroom Safety, Renovation, Repair and Construction Measure -- Santa Maria-Bonita School District (Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 8,086 / 62.1% Yes votes ...... 4,936 / 37.9% No votes
   8085 (62.09%) Yes / 4936 (37.91%) No in Santa Barbara County
   1 (100.00%) Yes / 0 (0.00%) No in San Luis Obispo County
To improve facilities in neighborhood elementary schools for student learning and safety, shall Santa Maria-Bonita School District repair/replace leaky roofs, plumbing, electrical, lighting, ventilation; upgrade science labs and education technology; improve safety/security; construct school facilities to relieve overcrowding; and acquire, construct, equip, renovate, sites, facilities; by issuing $45,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with independent citizen oversight, mandatory audits, no funding for administrators' salaries/pensions, and all funds dedicated to Santa Maria-Bonita School District K-8 school facilities?

Measure U2014. Repair, Safety and College/Career Readiness Measure -- Carpinteria Unified School District (Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3901 / 66.33% Yes votes ...... 1980 / 33.67% No votes
To improve schools, attract and retain quality teachers, and prepare students for college and careers by repairing deteriorating classrooms, bathrooms/leaky roofs, removing asbestos and lead paint, upgrading electrical wiring and classroom technology, repairing, constructing, acquiring educational facilities, sites/equipment, shall Carpinteria Unified School District issue $90,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring annual independent audits, citizens' oversight, no money for administrators' salaries or pensions, and all funds used locally?

Measure V2014. The Guadalupe Public Service Protection Measure -- City of Guadalupe (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 799 / 81.95% Yes votes ...... 176 / 18.05% No votes
To help preserve, enhance, and improve vital public services in Guadalupe, including police and fire protection, parks and recreation, and public infrastructure shall an ordinance be adopted to remove the maximum annual utility tax liability for a single utility user?

Measure W2014. Public Service Preservation Business Tax Certificate Measure -- City of Guadalupe (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 797 / 81.49% Yes votes ...... 181 / 18.51% No votes
To help preserve, enhance, and improve vital public services in Guadalupe, including police and fire protection, parks and recreation, and public infrastructure, shall an ordinance be adopted to establish within the City of Guadalupe a business tax certificate based on a business's gross receipts?

Measure X2014. The Guadalupe Public Service Preservation Sales Tax Measure -- City of Guadalupe (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 760 / 77.24% Yes votes ...... 224 / 22.76% No votes
To help preserve, enhance and improve the public services, safety and character of Guadalupe, shall an ordinance be adopted to increase the City of Guadalupe sales tax by one-quarter cent for a period of eight and one half years?

Measure Y2014. General Obligation Bond of 2014 -- College School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 1244 / 49.96% Yes votes ...... 1246 / 50.04% No votes
To better integrate school facilities with an academic program that supports science, technology, engineering and math (STEAM) initiatives by constructing new classrooms and making necessary improvements to existing classrooms and laboratories and support facilities for visual and performing arts, provide improved access to 21st century technology to support educational programs, shall the College School District be authorized to issue up to $12,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with an independent Citizens' Oversight Committee, and annual audits?

 
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