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Kern County, CA November 8, 2022 Election
Directory of Kern County, CA Measures
County Results as of Apr 23 5:02am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (762/762)
43.8% Countywide Voter Turnout (190,715/435,872)

Measures
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Measure E. Bond -- Kern High School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 75067 / 56.06% Yes votes ...... 58842 / 43.94% No votes
Question needed.

Measure G. Bond -- Edison School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 557 / 64.47% Yes votes ...... 307 / 35.53% No votes
Question needed.

Measure H. Bond -- Fruitvale School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 3304 / 52.86% Yes votes ...... 2947 / 47.14% No votes
Question needed.

Measure I. Bond -- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 20158 / 59.65% Yes votes ...... 13633 / 40.35% No votes
Question needed.

Measure J. Board of Supervisors Term Limits -- County of Kern (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 129296 / 70.40% Yes votes ...... 54369 / 29.60% No votes
Question needed.

Measure K. County of Kern Tax -- County of Kern Unincorporated Area (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 33849 / 50.98% Yes votes ...... 32554 / 49.02% No votes
To maintain vital local services such as law enforcement, fire, medical emergency 911 response; crime prevention; recruiting/retaining firefighters/sheriff deputies; attracting industries/jobs; addressing mental health/addiction challenges; for general government use; shall the measure be adopted establishing a 1¢ sales tax in unincorporated Kern County, providing approximately $54,000,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring audits, oversight/public spending disclosures, and no money for the State?

Measure L. Amendment of City Charter -- City of Bakersfield (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 45050 / 52.45% Yes votes ...... 40848 / 47.55% No votes
Shall the Bakersfield City Charter be amended to remove all requirements that the Fire Chief and Police Chief be appointed from within their respective Departments?

Measure M. General Sales Tax -- City of McFarland (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 879 / 62.08% Yes votes ...... 537 / 37.92% No votes
To provide funding for essential city services and projects in the City of McFarland such as: police patrols, crime prevention, and quick 9-1-1 emergency response; fire service; repairing roads, potholes and infrastructure, maintaining streets, revitalizing the downtown area, and improving community facilities, parks, senior services, and other general city services, shall the measure establishing a one percent sales tax providing approximately $579,662 annually until ended by voters, requiring citizen oversight, independent audits, and all funds controlled locally, be adopted?

Measure O. Cannabis Tax -- City of McFarland (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 861 / 63.59% Yes votes ...... 493 / 36.41% No votes
Question needed.

Measure P. Tax -- City of Ridgecrest (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4641 / 55.22% Yes votes ...... 3763 / 44.78% No votes
To provide funding, that cannot be taken by the State, for maintaining services, such as fire services/keeping both fire stations open full-time; 911 response times; replacing Pinney pool; emergency medical response; pothole/ street repair; recreation programs for all; other city services; shall the City of Ridgecrest measure be adopted levying a 1¢ sales tax, ending in 9 years, providing $5,900,000 annually, requiring all funds stay local, independent citizens' oversight/annual audits?

Measure Q. Regarding the Appointment of City Clerk -- City of Taft (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 853 / 54.54% Yes votes ...... 711 / 45.46% No votes
Question needed.

Measure S. Tax -- City of Tehachapi (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1570 / 58.34% Yes votes ...... 1121 / 41.66% No votes
To protect Tehachapi's financial stability/maintain general City services such as fire protection, local 9-1-1 response, crime prevention; protect drinking water; prepare for/respond to natural disasters, earthquakes /fires; help retain businesses/jobs; repair streets/ potholes; keep public areas safe/clean; shall an ordinance establishing a 1¢ sales tax providing approximately $4,000,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring spending disclosure, funds controlled locally/ no money for Sacramento, be adopted?

Measure T. Regarding the Appointment of City Clerk -- City of Wasco (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1294 / 52.75% Yes votes ...... 1159 / 47.25% No votes
Question needed.

Measure U. Regarding the Appointment of City Treasurer -- City of Wasco (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1248 / 51.51% Yes votes ...... 1175 / 48.49% No votes
Question needed.

Measure V. Gate Operations Tax -- Bear Valley Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1473 / 46.81% Yes votes ...... 1674 / 53.19% No votes
Question needed.

Measure W. Police Services Tax -- Bear Valley Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1334 / 42.32% Yes votes ...... 1818 / 57.68% No votes
Question needed.

Measure X. Bond -- Tehachapi Valley Health Care District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9783 / 78.53% Yes votes ...... 2674 / 21.47% No votes
Question needed.

 
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