San Joaquin County, CA Ballot

Proposition 46 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002
3,895,071 / 57.5% Yes votes ...... 2,880,506 / 42.5% No votes: Should the state create a trust fund by selling two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) in general obligation funds to fund twenty-one types of housing programs--including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing?
Proposition 47 Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002
4,044,743 / 59.0% Yes votes ...... 2,809,844 / 41.0% No votes: Should the state sell thirteen billion fifty million dollars ($13,050,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?
Proposition 48 Court Consolidation
4,642,292 / 72.8% Yes votes ...... 1,735,074 / 27.2% No votes: Should the California Constitution be amended to delete references to the municipal courts?
Proposition 49 Before and After School Programs. State Grants
3,857,409 / 56.6% Yes votes ...... 2,958,458 / 43.4% No votes: Should funding for before and after school programs be substantially increased, and starting in 2004-05, should general funds be permanently earmarked for this program?
Proposition 50 Water Quality, Supply and Safe Drinking Water Projects. Coastal Wetlands Purchase and Protection
3,727,561 / 55.4% Yes votes ...... 3,006,792 / 44.6% No votes: Should the state borrow three billion four hundred forty million dollars ($3,440,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for a variety of water projects including coastal protection, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, integrated regional water management, safe drinking water, and water quality?
Proposition 51 Distribution of Existing Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax
2,712,675 / 41.4% Yes votes ...... 3,839,788 / 58.6% No votes: Should the sales and use taxes raised from the sale or lease of motor vehicles be permanently allocated to specific transportation projects?
Proposition 52 Election Day Voter Registration
2,745,473 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 4,019,211 / 59.4% No votes: Should legally eligible California residents presenting proof of current residence be allowed to register to vote on Election Day?

Local Measures

Measure C School Bond -- Oakdale Joint Unified School District (Bond Authorization - 55% Approval Required)
4,896 / 69.5% Yes votes ...... 2,152 / 30.5% No votes
4868 (69.5%) Yes / 2136 (30.4%) No in Stanislaus County
28 (63.6%) Yes / 16 (36.4%) No in San Joaquin County

Should fifty-five percent of the votes cast by the voters of the Oakdale Joint Unified School District voting on the measure allow the District to incur a bonded indebtedness and authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds of the District in the amount of $20,000,000?

Subject to the provisions of the California Constitution and the California Education Code, an annual tax shall be levied upon the property within the jurisdiction of the District for the interest and redemption of all outstanding bonds of the District authorized by this measure. The annual tax shall not be less than sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds as it becomes due and to provide a sinking fund for payment of the principal on or before maturity and may include an allowance for an annual reserve, established for the purpose of avoiding fluctuating tax levies.

Measure R Mosquito Abatement -- County of San Joaquin (2/3 Approval Required)
67,303 / 59.4% Yes votes ...... 45,964 / 40.6% No votes

Shall the voters approve by a 2/3 vote, a parcel tax to fund the services of vector and vectorborne disease surveillance and control? The San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District proposes an annual special tax as set forth in the District's Ordinance.

The special tax would be based on a per parcel basis for all nonexempt taxable parcels as shown on the County's official tax rolls, not on the property's use or value. The best estimate of the tax which would be required to fund the services of vector and vectorborne disease surveillance and control during the first fiscal year after the adoption of this tax, based on the estimated number of nonexempt parcels available at the time of filing of the tax rate statement is $3.89 per nonexempt parcel.

If two-thirds (2/3) of those voting on this measure vote "YES," the District may levy a special tax up to the amounts set forth in the Ordinance.

Measure S School Bond -- Linden Unified School District (Bond Authorization - 55% Approval Required)
2,112 / 55.8% Yes votes ...... 1,675 / 44.2% No votes

Should fifty-five percent (55%) of the voters voting thereon authorize the sale of general obligation bonds of the Linden Unified School District (the "District") in the amount of eleven million five hundred thousand dollars ($11,500,000)?

The proceeds of the bonds would be used to make essential health, safety and building repairs at aging school facilities throughout the District; to increase energy efficiency; to relieve severe overcrowding by acquiring, expanding or renovating school sites; and to qualify for state construction matching funds.

The best estimate of the highest tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund this bond issue, based on estimated assessed valuations available at the time of filing of the tax rate statement, is $0.05899 per $100 ($58.99 per $100,000) of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2028-2029.

Measure T School Bond -- Escalon Unified School District (Bond Authorization - 55% Approval Required)
2,402 / 68.0% Yes votes ...... 1,129 / 32.0% No votes

Should fifty-five percent (55%) of the registered voters residing within the Escalon Unified School District voting thereon authorize the governing board of Escalon Unified School District to cause the sale of general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed seven million five hundred thousand ($7,500,000) dollars?

The best estimate of the highest tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund this bond issue and an estimate of the year in which that rate will apply based on estimated assessed valuations at the time of filing of the tax rate statement is $0.03440 per $100 ($34.40 per $100,000) of assessed valuation for the year 2010-11.

The tax rate estimates above are based upon the District's projections and estimates only, and are not binding on the District. The actual tax rates and the years in which they will apply may vary from those presently estimated due to variations in the timing of bond sales, the amount of bonds sold at any given sale, market interest rates at the time of each bond sale, and actual assessed valuations over the term of repayment of the bonds.

Measure U Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax -- City of Lodi (City Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
5,424 / 39.4% Yes votes ...... 8,328 / 60.6% No votes

Should the voters approve by a simple majority a 1% increase in the City of Lodi's Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax? This tax is paid by those persons who occupy a hotel or motel room for a period of less than 30 days. The current rate of collection for this tax is 9%. The new rate of collection, if approved, would be 10%.

Measure V Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Ripon (City Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
2,127 / 69.5% Yes votes ...... 932 / 30.5% No votes

Should the voters approval a 6% increase in the transient occupancy tax in the City of Ripon? Proposition 218 requires that general tax increases receive voter approval. If a majority of the voters vote in favor of Measure V, the transient occupancy tax in the City of Ripon will increase from 4% to 10%.

Measure W School Bond -- Tracy Joint Union High School District (Bond Authorization - 55% Approval Required)
7,463 / 50.0% Yes votes ...... 7,456 / 50.0% No votes

Should 55% of the registered voters residing within the Tracy Joint Unified School District voting thereon authorize the governing board of the Tracy Joint Unified School District to cause the sale of bonds in an amount not to exceed one hundred three million ($103,000,000) dollars?

The best estimate of the highest tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund this bond issue, based on estimated assessed valuations available at the time of filing of the tax rate statement, is $0.06 per $100 ($60.00 per $100,000) of assessed valuation.

The tax rate estimates above are based upon the District's projections and estimates only, and are not binding on the District. The actual tax rates and the years in which they will apply may vary from those presently estimated due to variations in the timing of bond sales, the amount of bonds sold at any given sale, market interest rates at the time of each bond sale, and actual assessed valuations over the term of repayment of the bonds.

Measure X School Bond -- Banta School District (Bond Authorization - 55% Approval Required)
216 / 67.9% Yes votes ...... 102 / 32.1% No votes

Should 55% of the registered voters residing within the Banta Elementary School District authorize the governing board of Banta Elementary School District to cause the sale of bonds in an amount not to exceed eight hundred thousand ($800,000) dollars? Fifty-five percent (55%) of the registered voters must approve this measure for it to be enacted.

The best estimate of the tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund this bond issue during the first fiscal year after the sale of the last series of bonds, based on estimated assessed valuations at the time of filing of the tax rate statement is $0.03 per $100 ($30.00 per $100,000) of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2003/04. The tax rate is estimated to be the same in each year the bonds are outstanding.

Measure Y Firefighter Probationary Amendment -- City of Stockton (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
23,307 / 55.5% Yes votes ...... 18,692 / 44.5% No votes

Should the voters approve a City of Stockton Charter amendment that would increase the probationary period for original/entry level appointees to the position of Firefighter from twelve (12) months to eighteen (18 ) months, thereby allowing the Fire Department additional time in which to evaluate a probationary Firefighter and determine whether the employee will be afforded permanent status or rejected from employment during the probationary period? The measure would also make the probationary period for entry level Firefighters equivalent to the probationary period for entry level Police Officers, which, pursuant to the Charter of the City of Stockton, is currently eighteen (18) months.

Measure Z Utility Tax Cut -- City of Stockton (Ordinance Change - Majority Approval Required)
16,260 / 37.2% Yes votes ...... 27,444 / 62.8% No votes

Should the voters approve an ordinance change that would amend Chapter 8, Part VI of the Stockton Municipal Code to reduce the current eight percent (8%) utility tax rate to two percent (2%), effective July 1, 2003?

The City estimates that Measure Z, if adopted, would result in an annual reduction in general fund revenue of approximately $25 million. The general fund pays for City services such as police, fire, parks, libraries, public works maintenance and improvements, and general City services.

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