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Kern County, CA March 3, 2020 Election
Directory of Kern County, CA Measures
County Results as of May 14 12:37pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (657/657)
40.6% Countywide Voter Turnout (162,116/399,154)

Measures
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Measure A. School Bond -- Wasco Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 1397 / 51.70% Yes votes ...... 1305 / 48.30% No votes
To improve Wasco Union High School by constructing a new gymnasium; upgrading repairing, constructing, reconstructing and equipping related facilities to better serve students and the community; to qualify for potential State matching funds, shall Wasco Union High School District issue $38,950,000 in bonds repaying an annual average of $2,235,000, at approximately $29.41 per $100,000 of assessed value, while bonds are outstanding, at legal interest rates, with no funding for employee salaries or pensions, and required audits and citizens' oversight?

Measure B. School Bond -- McFarland Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 836 / 58.54% Yes votes ...... 592 / 41.46% No votes
To modernize/construct classrooms, restrooms/school facilities to improve the quality of education; repair/replace roofs; construct multi-purpose room/cafeteria at McFarland High; repair, construct, acquire classrooms, sites/equipment, shall the McFarland Unified School District measure be adopted to issue $30,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, levy on average $5.1 cents per $100 assessed value, generating approximately $1,850,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, NO money for salaries, all money staying local?

Measure C. School Bond -- Wasco Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 1307 / 54.01% Yes votes ...... 1113 / 45.99% No votes
To improve the quality of local elementary and middle schools; make health, safety and security improvements; modernize/construct classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; and upgrade P.E. fields and facilities; shall Wasco Union School District's measure be adopted authorizing $16,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, generating approximately $940,000 annually while bonds are outstanding with levies of approximately 3 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, citizens' oversight, no money for salaries and all money for local projects?

Measure D. Medicinal Cannabis Measure -- County of Kern (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 64488 / 41.73% Yes votes ...... 90058 / 58.27% No votes
Shall County adopt the ordinance proposed by Initiative, Medicinal Cannabis Measure, allowing medicinal cannabis retail, cultivating and manufacturing; allow medicinal cannabis retail operating before January 1, 2018 to reopen, relocate, and expand in unincorporated area, subject to state licensing requirements and 1000 foot setbacks from legal medicinal shops and schools; allow activity without conditional use permit; and allow County to levy perpetual
3.75% special business tax per every $1000.00 of gross income {fiscal impact unknown}?

Measure E. Medicinal Cannabis Retail Store Initiative -- County of Kern (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 67049 / 43.56% Yes votes ...... 86884 / 56.44% No votes
Shall County adopt the ordinance proposed by County, Kern Medicinal Cannabis Retail Store Initiative, allowing and regulating medicinal cannabis in unincorporated area, subject to conditional use permit after public hearing, state licensing requirements, setbacks of 1000 feet from legal medicinal shops, schools, public parks, youth centers, libraries, churches, city limits, or 350 feet from any residence; and levying a perpetual 3.5% general purpose business tax per every $1000.00 of gross income [fiscal impact unknown]?

 
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