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Humboldt County, CA November 6, 2018 Election
Directory of Humboldt County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 6 8:44am, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (144/144)
67.85% Countywide Voter Turnout (53,435/78,757)

Measures
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Measure H. Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Blue Lake (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 395 / 73.42% Yes votes ...... 143 / 26.58% No votes
Shall the City of Blue Lake adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code by imposing a ten percent (10%) general tax charged to hotel guests for the privilege of occupancy within the City? The tax imposed by this Ordinance is expected to generate $19,000 in annual revenue and will continue in effect until later repealed.

Measure I. Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Eureka (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5,882 / 64.25% Yes votes ...... 3,273 / 35.75% No votes
Shall the Eureka Municipal Code be amended to add a one-quarter of one percent supplemental transaction and use tax to fund street, road, and alleyway maintenance and pothole repair, raising approximately 2.2 million dollars annually, with the following restrictions?
- The tax will expire after twenty years, unless reauthorized by voters.
- A citizens' oversight committee shall be established to conduct annual audits of all expenditures generated by the tax to ensure fiscal accountability and public participation.

Measure J. Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Rio Dell (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 475 / 50.64% Yes votes ...... 463 / 49.36% No votes
Shall the City of Rio Dell continue to impose a one percent (1.0%) transaction and use tax with all proceeds placed in the City's General Fund to be used for any governmental purpose? The tax authorized by this Ordinance is expected to generate $245,000 in annual revenue and will continue in effect until December 31, 2024.

Measure K. Humboldt County Sanctuary Law -- County of Humboldt (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 28,139 / 55.31% Yes votes ...... 22,733 / 44.69% No votes
The people of the County of Humboldt ordain as follows: It is hereby affirmed that the County of Humboldt County is a sanctuary in its affirmation and support for SB 54 codified as Chapter 495 (An act to amend Sections 7282 and 7282.5 of, and to add Chapter 17.25 (commencing with Section 7284) to Division 7 of Title 1 of, the Government Code, and to repeal Section 11369 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to law enforcement), and additionally as stated in this Chapter.

Measure L. School Bond -- Cutten Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,535 / 68.62% Yes votes ...... 702 / 31.38% No votes
To modernize/upgrade classrooms, restrooms and school facilities, repair/replace leaky roofs, and increase student access to computers/modern technology that improves the quality of education, shall Cutten School District issue $4,000,000 of bonds, with legal rates, projected average annual levies of $0.03 per $100 of assessed valuation while the bonds are outstanding (an estimated $140,000 on average raised annually), annual audits, independent citizens' oversight committee, NO money for administrator salaries and all money for local schools?

Measure M. Ordinance Amendment -- City of Arcata (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 2,461 / 32.19% Yes votes ...... 5,185 / 67.81% No votes
Shall the initiative measure, "An Initiative to Prohibit the Modification and/or Destruction of the President William McKinley Statue and its Base and/or the Relocation from Its Historic Place in the Center of the Arcata Plaza," be adopted?

Measure N. School Bond -- Northern Humboldt Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 13,979 / 72.48% Yes votes ...... 5,309 / 27.52% No votes
To improve the quality of education; repair or replace leaky roofs; upgrade inadequate electrical systems; and modernize/renovate outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall Northern Humboldt Union High School District issue $24,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, generating on average $554,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 1.9 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight committee, NO money for salaries and all money staying local?

Measure O. Transactions and Use Tax -- County of Humboldt (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 38,029 / 73.87% Yes votes ...... 13,453 / 26.13% No votes
To maintain essential services including 911 emergency response/rural ambulance/fire protection; ensuring 24-hour sheriff's patrols; providing children's mental health/victims of child abuse services; emergency communications systems; repairing deteriorating roads; and other essential general services, shall a measure to renew the existing 1/2-cent sales tax, generating approximately $12,000,000 annually until ended by voters, with annual audits/citizen oversight, no increase in tax rate, be adopted?

 
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