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President of the United States

• John F. Kerry/John Edwards, Democratic
  6,737,355 votes 54.4%
• George W. Bush/Dick Cheney, Republican
  5,501,496 votes 44.4%
• Michael Badnarik/Richard Campagna, Libertarian
  50,101 votes .5%
• David Cobb/Pat LaMarche, Green
  40,598 votes .3%
• Leonard Peltier/Janice Jordan, Peace and Freedom
  27,548 votes .2%
• Michael Anthony Peroutka/Chuck Baldwin, American Independent
  26,580 votes .2%
• Anthony Jabin (Write-in)
• Ralph Nader (Write-in)
• John Joseph Kennedy (Write-in)
• John Parker (Write-in)
• James Alexander-Pace (Write-in)

US Senate

United States Senator

• Barbara Boxer, Democratic
  6,947,021 votes 57.8%
• Bill Jones, Republican
  4,548,931 votes 37.8%
• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  243,407 votes 2.1%
• James P. "Jim" Gray, Libertarian
  216,236 votes 1.7%
• Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
  81,084 votes .6%
• Howard Johnson (Write-in)
• Dennis Richter (Write-in)
• John Emery Jones (Write-in)

US House

United States Representative; District 18

• Dennis A. Cardoza, Democratic
  103,732 votes 67.5%
• Charles F. Pringle, Sr., Republican
  49,973 votes 32.5%

United States Representative; District 19

• George Radanovich, Republican
  155,354 votes 66.1%
• James Lex Bufford, Democratic
  64,047 votes 27.2%
• Larry R. Mullen, Green
  15,863 votes 6.7%

United States Representative; District 20

• Jim Costa, Democratic
  61,005 votes 53.5%
• Roy Ashburn, Republican
  53,231 votes 46.5%

United States Representative; District 21

• Devin G. Nunes, Republican
  140,721 votes 73.2%
• Fred B. Davis, Democratic
  51,594 votes 26.8%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 29

• Mike Villines, Republican
  95,209 votes 62.4%
• Michael R. Macias, Democratic
  52,334 votes 34.3%
• John R. Crockford, Green
  5,150 votes 3.3%

Member of the State Assembly; District 30

• Nicole M. Parra, Democratic
  42,953 votes 55.1%
• Dean Gardner, Republican
  35,084 votes 44.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 31

• Juan Arambula, Democratic
  49,738 votes 57.7%
• Paul Betancourt, Republican
  36,496 votes 42.3%

School

Member; Fresno County Board of Education; District 2

• Sally Tannenbaum
  35463 votes 61.7%
• Jeff Josserand
  13171 votes 22.9%
• Jeffrey William Eisinger
  8734 votes 15.2%
• (116 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Member; Fresno County Board of Education; District 5

• Allen O. Clyde
  32435 votes 61.3%
• Rich Henderson
  20321 votes 38.4%
• (189 Writein Votes 0.4%)

Trustee; State Center Community College District; Trustee Area 2

• William J. Smith
  83643 votes 43.8%
• Chris Mathys
  70750 votes 37.1%
• Phil Maher
  35988 votes 18.9%
• (531 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Trustee; State Center Community College District; Trustee Area 3

• H. Ronald Feaver
  109699 votes 61.2%
• Ricardo Escobedo Paredes
  69070 votes 38.5%
• (590 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Trustee; State Center Community College District; Trustee Area 5

• Richard M. Caglia
  96500 votes 51.5%
• Phillip J. Forhan
  90450 votes 48.3%
• (480 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Trustee; State Center Community College District; Trustee Area 6

• Patrick E. "Pat" Patterson
  102655 votes 56.6%
• Paul A. Dictos
  78144 votes 43.1%
• (450 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Trustee; Caruthers Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Michael W. Gallaher
  616 votes 34.6%
• Leo Lopez
  538 votes 30.2%
• Rick Wood
  470 votes 26.4%
• Eric W. Hamlin
  153 votes 8.6%
• (3 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Trustee; Clovis Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

• Richard D. Lake
  44125 votes 77.6%
• Lucia Flores-De La O
  12605 votes 22.2%
• (103 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Trustee; Coalinga/Huron Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Dolores Lopez Silva
  284 votes 47.8%
• Eduardo Gonzalez
  195 votes 32.8%
• Russell Daniel
  115 votes 19.4%

Trustee; Coalinga/Huron Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

• Sylvia M. Hunt
  1,611 votes 37.5%
• Ramon J. Zubiri
  1,571 votes 36.6%
• Lory S. Johnson
  1,082 votes 25.2%
• (30 Writein Votes 0.7%)

Trustee; Fresno Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• Manuel G. Nunez
  37391 votes 49.2%
• John Santoya
  24827 votes 32.6%
• Paul H. Garcia
  13548 votes 17.8%
• (294 Writein Votes 0.4%)

Trustee; Fresno Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

• Carol Mills
  26227 votes 32.0%
• John Madrid
  23893 votes 29.2%
• Norman Pimentel
  13250 votes 16.2%
• David D. Wright
  11825 votes 14.4%
• Richard Morgan
  6611 votes 8.1%
• (151 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Trustee; Fresno Unified School District; Trustee Area 6

• Janet Ryan
  24937 votes 30.7%
• Bill Brewster
  22144 votes 27.3%
• Michael E. Ohare
  13747 votes 17.0%
• Karin Robinson
  8405 votes 10.4%
• Sean Radbill
  6151 votes 7.6%
• Diane C. Kallo
  5548 votes 6.8%
• (168 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Trustee; Fresno Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Valerie F. Davis
  39105 votes 47.9%
• Nuel Brown
  23472 votes 28.8%
• Silvia Astorga Salcido
  18877 votes 23.1%
• (169 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Trustee; Golden Plains Unified School District; Trustee Area 3, 4 Year

• Maria Medina
  293 votes 37.8%
• Catarino G. Ruiz
  292 votes 37.6%
• Martin Sandoval
  183 votes 23.6%
• (8 Writein Votes 1.0%)

Trustee; Golden Plains Unified School District; Trustee Area 4

• Gary Minnite
  500 votes 62.8%
• Billy Joe McDonald, Jr.
  291 votes 36.6%
• (5 Writein Votes 0.6%)

Trustee; Kerman Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Glen R. Foth
  460 votes 53.1%
• Kenneth Peelman, Jr.
  406 votes 46.8%
• (1 Writein Votes 0.1%)

Trustee; Kings Canyon Unified School District; Trustee Area 6

• Floyd B. Smith
  885 votes 44.4%
• Roger Radtke
  522 votes 26.2%
• Connie Work Locke
  432 votes 21.7%
• Onehawk Hirajeta
  148 votes 7.4%
• (6 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Board Member; Laton Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Richard M. Alves
  523 votes 32.6%
• Karen Azevedo
  419 votes 26.1%
• Earl J. Yecny
  378 votes 23.6%
• Larry D. Terry
  270 votes 16.8%
• (14 Writein Votes 0.9%)

Board Member; Mendota Unified School District (4 Elected)

• Richard D. Knight
  435 votes 12.0%
• Isabel Maldonado
  435 votes 12.0%
• Lupe Flores
  429 votes 11.8%
• Freddie P. Valdez
  412 votes 11.3%
• Zenaida C. Arroyo
  393 votes 10.8%
• Eddie Porras
  390 votes 10.7%
• Araceli Perez
  375 votes 10.3%
• Diana Toscano
  346 votes 9.5%
• Rocio Lua
  304 votes 8.4%
• Frances Puentes
  109 votes 3.0%
• (10 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Board Member; Parlier Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Enrique Maldonado
  671 votes 26.7%
• Sammy V. Rodriguez, Sr.
  517 votes 20.6%
• Zonia Tovar
  484 votes 19.2%
• Jose Reyes, Sr.
  474 votes 18.8%
• Trinidad Pimentel
  364 votes 14.5%
• (5 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Board Member; Selma Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Paul Green
  2358 votes 24.0%
• John H. Lorona
  2135 votes 21.8%
• Bob Petersen
  2116 votes 21.6%
• Steve Rezac
  1809 votes 18.4%
• Douglas Kessler
  1384 votes 14.1%
• (14 Writein Votes 0.1%)

Board Member; Sierra Unified School District (4 Elected)

• Don Fowler
  2583 votes 18.4%
• Norman Saude
  2435 votes 17.3%
• Robert L. Franklin
  2422 votes 17.2%
• Jerry M. Schroer
  2318 votes 16.5%
• John Dean Maxwell
  2215 votes 15.7%
• Jason Schroer
  1126 votes 8.0%
• Michael Palmer
  919 votes 6.5%
• (55 Writein Votes 0.4%)

Board Member; Washington Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Chuck Freitas
  1781 votes 33.4%
• Elaine Blacksill Mehrten
  1208 votes 22.7%
• Lisa Curtis
  786 votes 14.8%
• Oscar Robinson
  690 votes 13.0%
• David O. Austin
  539 votes 10.1%
• Vernon Thomas
  311 votes 5.8%
• (10 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Board Member; Alvina Elementary School District

• William S. Yamamoto
  73 votes 61.3%
• Janice E. Paulsen
  46 votes 38.7%

Board Member; American Union Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Jim Mattos
  438 votes 37.5%
• Marty Dean Hartwig
  275 votes 23.6%
• Richard L. Cardoza
  191 votes 16.4%
• Gaylene Vick Pilcher
  125 votes 10.7%
• Susie Hernandez
  83 votes 7.1%
• Joel E. Long
  49 votes 4.2%
• (6 Writein Votes 0.5%)

Board Member; Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District (2 Elected)

• Connie Lunde
  2134 votes 31.1%
• Frank Yanes, Jr.
  1699 votes 24.7%
• Rachel Contreras
  1257 votes 18.3%
• Michael Shane Serpa
  970 votes 14.1%
• Jeffrey D. Rhodes
  803 votes 11.7%
• (6 Writein Votes 0.1%)

Board Member; Orange Center Elementary School District

• Mike Gonzalez
  135 votes 60.3%
• Steven Rodriguez
  89 votes 39.7%

Board Member; Pacific Union Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Valerie L. Holmes
  420 votes 38.1%
• R. Allen Scheidt
  377 votes 34.2%
• Shelley Coito
  299 votes 27.1%
• (6 Writein Votes 0.5%)

Board Member, 4 Year; Raisin City Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Hector G. Davila, Jr.
  118 votes 25.4%
• Lupe Zuniga
  98 votes 21.1%
• Joanna L. Herrera
  96 votes 20.6%
• Ricardo Jurado
  76 votes 16.3%
• Tony Monreal
  75 votes 16.1%
• (2 Writein Votes 0.4%)

Board Member; Raisin City Elementary School District

• Nancy Schwabenland
  205 votes 59.6%
• Federico Garcia
  138 votes 40.1%
• (1 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Board Member; Washington Colony Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Mark Aguilar
  412 votes 33.9%
• Paul Demant
  410 votes 33.7%
• Nathan Lichti
  394 votes 32.4%

Board Member; West Fresno Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Barbara Ann Hunt
  339 votes 28.7%
• Floyd D. Harris, Jr.
  291 votes 24.7%
• James Tucker
  279 votes 23.6%
• Tanisha Bess
  264 votes 22.4%
• (7 Writein Votes 0.6%)

Supervisor; County of Fresno; Supervisorial District 3

• Henry R. Perea
  14565 votes 53.3%
• Sal Quintero
  12666 votes 46.4%
• (95 Writein Votes 0.3%)

City

Council Member; City of Coalinga (2 Elected)

• Ronald E. Lander
  1326 votes 29.3%
• Patricia M. "Trish" Hill
  981 votes 21.7%
• Scott Richard Yeager
  843 votes 18.6%
• Donald R. Davis
  666 votes 14.7%
• Douglas Broussard
  306 votes 6.8%
• Richard E. Hill
  297 votes 6.6%
• Floyd Farrell Francis
  79 votes 1.7%
• (25 Writein Votes 0.6%)

City Clerk; City of Coalinga

• (164 Writein Votes 100.0%)

City Treasurer; City of Coalinga

• Charles E. Douglas
  1765 votes 97.9%
• (38 Writein Votes 2.1%)

Council Member; City of Firebaugh (3 Elected)

• Javier Marquez
  446 votes 19.1%
• Craig J. Knight
  411 votes 17.6%
• Clyde Fannon
  321 votes 13.8%
• Mark Fickett
  263 votes 11.3%
• Jim Lowe
  214 votes 9.2%
• Shirley Sanchez
  189 votes 8.1%
• Fernando E. Sierras
  177 votes 7.6%
• John A. Baltierra
  161 votes 6.9%
• Maria C. Carmona
  146 votes 6.3%
• (1 Writein Votes 0.0%)

Council Member; City of Fowler (3 Elected)

• Mac Shaw
  617 votes 24.5%
• Tom T. Nagata
  584 votes 23.2%
• Rico B. Aguayo
  584 votes 23.2%
• Craig Mellon
  371 votes 14.7%
• Astine Zadourian
  358 votes 14.2%
• (8 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Mayor; City of Huron

• Ramon R. Dominguez
  257 votes 45.7%
• Javier Gonzalez
  153 votes 27.2%
• Tommy Monreal
  151 votes 26.9%
• (1 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Council Member; City of Huron

• Hilda R. Plasencia
  281 votes 50.7%
• Roberto C. Pimentel
  271 votes 48.9%
• (2 Writein Votes 0.4%)

Mayor; City of Kerman

• Kenneth L. Moore
  1820 votes 97.2%
• (53 Writein Votes 2.8%)

Council Member; City of Kerman (2 Elected)

• Jagrup Sidhu
  1131 votes 40.4%
• Richard Stockwell
  1003 votes 35.9%
• Narinder K. Mann
  641 votes 22.9%
• (22 Writein Votes 0.8%)

Council Member; City of Kingsburg (2 Elected)

• Leland Bergstrom
  2239 votes 37.7%
• Paul Kruper
  1665 votes 28.0%
• Brandon L. Saubert
  1261 votes 21.2%
• Johnny Duke
  763 votes 12.8%
• (14 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Council Member; City of Mendota (2 Elected)

• Joseph R. Riofrio
  445 votes 25.8%
• Rene Covarrubia
  409 votes 23.7%
• Alfonso L. Sierras
  341 votes 19.7%
• William L. "Smitty" Smith
  211 votes 12.2%
• Gapo Lua, Jr.
  199 votes 11.5%
• Nelida Gonzalez
  119 votes 6.9%
• (3 Writein Votes 0.2%)

City Council 3; City of Parlier; Council District 3

• Raul M. Villanueva
  226 votes 76.9%
• Rick Velasco
  68 votes 23.1%

City Council 1; City of Reedley

• Scott Brockett
  3230 votes 64.8%
• Gabriel Gutierrez
  1742 votes 35.0%
• (9 Writein Votes 0.2%)

City Council 3; City of Reedley

• Steve Rapada
  3360 votes 73.3%
• Jesus A. Silva
  1207 votes 26.3%
• (17 Writein Votes 0.4%)

City Council 5; City of Reedley

• Anita Betancourt
  3807 votes 98.1%
• (75 Writein Votes 1.9%)

City Council 1; City of Sanger

• Martin F. Castellano
  2401 votes 61.9%
• Edward J. Barajas
  1462 votes 37.7%
• (15 Writein Votes 0.4%)

City Council 3; City of Sanger

• Sandra L. Neri
  3413 votes 97.2%
• (99 Writein Votes 2.8%)

City Council 5; City of Sanger

• Raymond T. McCann
  1619 votes 38.8%
• Art H. Marquez
  1333 votes 32.0%
• Humberto Garza
  1213 votes 29.1%
• (4 Writein Votes 0.1%)

Council Member; City of San Joaquin (3 Elected)

• Amarpreet "Ruby" Dhaliwal
  160 votes 26.1%
• John Macias
  121 votes 19.8%
• Julia Hernandez
  109 votes 17.8%
• Mike Estrada
  87 votes 14.2%
• Martin Arroyo Sandoval
  82 votes 13.4%
• Nabeel Kafree
  45 votes 7.4%
• (8 Writein Votes 1.3%)

Treasurer; City of San Joaquin

• Margaret "Midge" Godwin
  210 votes 95.9%
• (9 Writein Votes 4.1%)

Council Member; City of Selma (3 Elected)

• Dennis Lujan
  2612 votes 25.5%
• Sandi Niswander
  2294 votes 22.4%
• Jim Avalos
  1770 votes 17.3%
• Gary Alexander
  1301 votes 12.7%
• Andy Gonzales
  1163 votes 11.4%
• Robert L. Allen
  1049 votes 10.3%
• (42 Writein Votes 0.4%)

Special District

Board Member; Clovis Memorial District (2 Elected)

• Joan Bjorkman Lassley
  20728 votes 30.7%
• William E. Rice
  17409 votes 25.8%
• Judith Preuss
  13903 votes 20.6%
• Daniel W. Sedano
  8882 votes 13.2%
• Tim Bass
  6304 votes 9.4%
• (190 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Board Member; Coalinga Regional Medical Center (3 Elected)

• Ken Stoppenbrink
  1826 votes 29.5%
• Larry Torres
  1608 votes 26.0%
• Catherine Underwood
  1578 votes 25.5%
• Johny A. Albrecht
  1144 votes 18.5%
• (40 Writein Votes 0.6%)

Board Member; Consolidated Irrigation District; Division 2

• Thomas E. Feaver
  1066 votes 87.8%
• Walter E. Frost
  147 votes 12.1%
• (1 Writein Votes 0.1%)

Board Member; Del Rey Community Service District (2 Elected)

• Andy Holguin
  69 votes 30.9%
• Michael F. Chacon
  68 votes 30.5%
• Jesse Solorio
  41 votes 18.4%
• Frances Gomez
  39 votes 17.5%
• (6 Writein Votes 2.7%)

Board Member; Fresno Irrigation District; Division 2

• Steven Grant Balls
  13215 votes 63.2%
• Hal B. Havlisch
  7614 votes 36.4%
• (76 Writein Votes 0.4%)

Board Member; Fresno Irrigation District; Division 5

• Jeffrey G. Boswell
  17400 votes 54.8%
• Gena M. Nonini
  14301 votes 45.0%
• (56 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Board Member; Kings River Conservation District

• Al Quist
  11452 votes 36.0%
• John Weddington
  7734 votes 24.3%
• Eddie Niederfrank
  6817 votes 21.4%
• David Cehrs
  5776 votes 18.1%
• (73 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Board Member; North Central Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Rusty Souza
  5131 votes 28.4%
• Ken Abrahamian
  4908 votes 27.2%
• Gary S. Henson
  4543 votes 25.2%
• Nick Goosev
  2106 votes 11.7%
• Bob Sherwood
  1355 votes 7.5%
• (17 Writein Votes 0.1%)

Board Member; Riverdale Public Utility District (3 Elected)

• Ernest "Bud" Mendes
  347 votes 31.3%
• James O. Petty, Jr.
  270 votes 24.3%
• Robert D. Talley
  255 votes 23.0%
• Kenneth McMillan
  235 votes 21.2%
• (3 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Proposition 1A Protection of Local Government Revenues
9,398,045 / 83.6% Yes votes ...... 1,837,430 / 16.4% No votes

Should local property tax and sales tax revenues remain with local government thereby safeguarding funding for public safety, health, libraries, parks, and other local services? Provisions can only be suspended if the Governor declares a fiscal necessity and two-thirds of the Legislature concur.

Proposition 59 Public Records, Open Meetings
9,322,156 / 83.3% Yes votes ...... 1,867,161 / 16.7% No votes

Shall the Constitution be amended to include public's right of access to meetings of government bodies and writings of government officials while preserving specified constitutional rights and retaining existing exclusions for certain meetings and records?

Proposition 60 Election Rights of Political Parties
7,217,315 / 67.5% Yes votes ...... 3,473,838 / 32.5% No votes

Shall the general election ballot be required to include candidate receiving most votes among candidates of same party for partisan office in primary election?

Proposition 60A Surplus Property
7,765,107 / 73.2% Yes votes ...... 2,839,572 / 26.8% No votes

Shall the sale proceeds of most surplus state property pay off specified bonds?

Proposition 61 Children's Hospital Projects. Grant Program
6,620,176 / 58.3% Yes votes ...... 4,743,459 / 41.7% No votes

Shall $750 million general obligation bonds be authorized for grants to eligible children's hospitals for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping children's hospitals?

Proposition 62 Elections. Primaries
5,111,627 / 46.2% Yes votes ...... 5,960,889 / 53.8% No votes

Should primary elections be structured so that voters may vote for any state or federal candidate regardless of party registration of voter or candidate? The two primary-election candidates receiving most votes for an office, whether they are candidates with "no party" or members of same or different party, would be listed on general election ballot. Exempts presidential nominations.

Proposition 63 Mental Health Services Expansion, Funding. Tax on Personal Incomes above $1 Million
6,183,119 / 53.7% Yes votes ...... 5,330,052 / 46.3% No votes

Should a 1% tax on taxable personal income above $1 million to fund expanded health services for mentally ill children, adults, seniors be established?

Proposition 64 Limit on Private Enforcement of Unfair Business Competition Laws
6,562,861 / 58.9% Yes votes ...... 4,572,383 / 41.1% No votes

Should individual or class action "unfair business" lawsuits be allowed only if actual loss suffered? Only government officials may enforce these laws on public's behalf.

Proposition 65 Local Government Funds, Revenues. State Mandates
3,895,621 / 37.6% Yes votes ...... 6,461,927 / 62.4% No votes

Should reduction of local fee/tax revenues require voter approval? Permits suspension of state mandate if no state reimbursement to local government within 180 days after obligation determined.

Proposition 66 Limitations on "Three Strikes" Law. Sex Crimes. Punishment
5,596,077 / 47.3% Yes votes ...... 6,230,122 / 52.7% No votes

Should the "Three Strikes" law be limited to violent and/or serious felonies? Permits limited re-sentencing under new definitions. Increases punishment for specified sex crimes against children.

Proposition 67 Emergency Medical Services. Funding. Telephone Surcharge
3,238,537 / 28.4% Yes votes ...... 8,154,515 / 71.6% No votes

Should the telephone surcharge be increased and other funds for emergency room physicians, hospital emergency rooms, community clinics, emergency personnel training/equipment, and 911 telephone system be allocated?

Proposition 68 Non-Tribal Commercial Gambling Expansion. Tribal Gaming Compact Amendments. Revenues, Tax Exemptions
1,894,183 / 16.2% Yes votes ...... 9,788,161 / 83.8% No votes

Should tribal compact amendments be authorized? Unless tribes accept, should casino gaming be authorized for sixteen non-tribal establishments? Percentage of gaming revenues fund government services.

Proposition 69 DNA Samples. Collection. Database. Funding
7,183,917 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 4,395,343 / 38.0% No votes

Should collection of DNA samples from all felons, and from others arrested for or charged with specified crimes be required with submission to state DNA database? Provides for funding.

Proposition 70 Tribal Gaming Compacts. Exclusive Gaming Rights. Contributions to State
2,759,558 / 23.7% Yes votes ...... 8,868,324 / 76.3% No votes

Upon tribe's request, should the Governor be required to execute a 99-year compact? Tribes contribute percentage of net gaming income to state funds, in exchange for expanded, exclusive tribal casino gaming.

Proposition 71 Stem Cell Research. Funding. Bonds
7,009,814 / 59.1% Yes votes ...... 4,859,401 / 40.9% No votes

Should the "California Institute for Regenerative Medicine" be established to regulate and fund stem cell research with the constitutional right to conduct such research and with an oversight committee? Prohibits funding of human reproductive cloning research.

Proposition 72 Health Care Coverage Requirements
5,681,863 / 49.1% Yes votes ...... 5,881,886 / 50.9% No votes

Should legislation requiring health care coverage for employees, as specified, working for large and medium employers be approved?

Measure A Section 16 Charter Amendment -- County of Fresno
75602 / 38.4% Yes votes ...... 121111 / 61.6% No votes

COUNTY OF FRESNO CHARTER AMENDMENT, MEASURE A. Shall section 16 of the Fresno County Charter be amended to repeal the provision making the Director of Public Works the "ex officio county surveyor," and to enact a provision for the Director of Public Works to appoint a separate qualified county surveyor?

ENMIENDA A LOS ESTATUTOS DEL CONDADO DE FRESNO, MEDIDA A. ¿Deberá enmendarse la sección 16 de los Estatutos del Condado de Fresno para revocar la estipulación que hace que el Director de Obras Públicas sea el "topógrafo ex-oficio del condado," y para promulgar una estipulación para que el Director de Obras Públicas nombre a otra persona calificada como el topógrafo del condado?

Measure B Library Tax Renewal -- County of Fresno
159279 / 71.4% Yes votes ...... 63945 / 28.6% No votes

COUNTY OF FRESNO LIBRARY TAX RENEWAL, MEASURE B. Shall Ordinance No. 04-006 of Fresno County Board of Supervisors be approved to provide needed funding to: maintain local public libraries; continue to expand collection of books and materials; continue restored operating hours on weekdays and weekends; continue expanded literacy and other services for children, adults and seniors, by levying a successor sales tax on the same terms as the existing tax, at the rate of one-eighth of one percent for a maximum of 7 years?

RENOVACI"N DEL IMPUESTO PARA LAS BIBLIOTECAS DEL CONDADO DE FRESNO, MEDIDA B. øDeberá aprobarse la Ordenanza No. 04-006 de la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Fresno para proporcionar los fondos necesarios para: mantener las bibliotecas públicas locales; continuar expandiendo la colección de libros y materiales; continuar las horas de funcionamiento restauradas en los días laborables y en los fines de semana; continuar con la alfabetización expandida y otros servicios para los niños, adultos y personas mayores, imponiendo un sucesor impuesto a las ventas en los mismos términos que el impuesto en vigor, a razón de un octavo del uno por ciento durante un máximo de 7 años?

Measure C Section 44 Charter Amendment -- County of Fresno
59453 / 30.1% Yes votes ...... 138252 / 69.9% No votes

COUNTY OF FRESNO CHARTER AMENDMENT, MEASURE C. Shall section 44(2)(b) of the Fresno County Charter be amended to permit a third party neutral in lieu of the Civil Service Commission to reinstate on appeal employees and officers dismissed for cause by the department head? Shall section 44(2)(f) of the Fresno County Charter be amended to expand the Board of Supervisors' authority to exempt from the civil service system department heads, assistant department heads, and senior management and other classifications?

ENMIENDA A LOS ESTATUTOS DEL CONDADO DE FRESNO, MEDIDA C. ¿Deberá enmendarse la sección 44(2)(b) de los Estatutos del Condado de Fresno para permitir que, en lugar de la Comisión de Administración Pública, sea una tercera parte neutral quien pueda reintegrar, en recurso de apelación, a empleados y funcionarios despedidos por causa justificada por el jefe departamental? ¿Deberá enmendarse la sección 44(2)(f) de los Estatutos del Condado de Fresno para ampliar la autoridad de la Junta de Supervisores para eximir del sistema de administración pública a los jefes departamentales, a los subjefes departamentales, a los niveles más altos de la administración y a otras clasificaciones?

Measure J Transient Occupancy Tax -- County of Fresno
96723 / 44.2% Yes votes ...... 122189 / 55.8% No votes

COUNTY OF FRESNO TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX, MEASURE J. Shall Ordinance No. 04-015 of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors be approved to provide funding for the support of tourism within Fresno County by imposing a transient occupancy tax on occupants of hotel rooms and other short-term rentals in the unincorporated area at the rate of six percent?

CONDADO DE FRESNO, IMPUESTO A LA ESTADÍA TRANSITORIA, MEDIDA J. ¿Deberá aprobarse la Ordenanza No. 04-015 de la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Fresno para proporcionar fondos para apoyar al turismo en el Condado de Fresno, aplicando un impuesto a la estadía transitoria de los ocupantes de habitaciones de hotel y de otros alquileres de corta duración en el área no incorporada, a una tasa del seis por ciento?

Measure K Bonds -- Kerman Unified School District
2407 / 71.1% Yes votes ...... 980 / 28.9% No votes

KERMAN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOND MEASURE K. To improve the quality of education, shall the Kerman Unified School District acquire, construct, and improve classrooms and school facilities, improve student access to computers and modern technology, construct new classrooms and replace temporary portable classrooms, build libraries/media centers, add restrooms to meet State requirements, and qualify the District to receive State-matching funds by issuing $11,000,000 in bonds within legal interest rates, with annual audits, a citizens' oversight committee and no money for salaries?

DISTRITO ESCOLAR UNIFICADO DE KERMAN, MEDIDA DE BONO K. Para mejorar la calidad de la educación, ¿deberá el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Kerman adquirir, construir y mejorar las aulas e instalaciones escolares, mejorar el acceso de los estudiantes a las computadoras y a la tecnología moderna, construir nuevas aulas y reemplazar aulas portátiles provisionales, construir bibliotecas/centros multimedios, añadir baños para cumplir con los requisitos del Estado y calificar al Distrito para que reciba fondos de contrapartida del Estado, por medio de la emisión de bonos por un monto de $11,000,000 con tasas de interés dentro de lo legal, con auditorías anuales, con una comisión de supervisión ciudadana y sin ningún dinero para sueldos?

Measure L Bonds -- Fowler Unified School District
1757 / 79.0% Yes votes ...... 467 / 21.0% No votes

FOWLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOND MEASURE L. FOWLER/MALAGA SCHOOL SAFETY AND CLASSROOM REPAIR MEASURE. To improve student safety, repair neighborhood schools/classrooms, and alleviate overcrowding by: Fixing leaky roofs; Removing asbestos; Upgrading fire safety, outdated plumbing, sewers, electrical wiring for computer technology; Acquiring land for elementary schools; Repairing/expanding/constructing/equipping classrooms, labs, libraries and other school facilities; Shall Fowler Unified School District issue $21,000,000 in bonds, at legal interest rates, with guaranteed annual audits, citizenís oversight, and no money for administratorsí salaries?

DISTRITO ESCOLAR UNIFICADO DE FOWLER, MEDIDA DE BONO L. MEDIDA DE SEGURIDAD ESCOLAR Y REPARACI"N DE AULAS EN FOWLER/MALAGA. Para mejorar la seguridad de los estudiantes, para reparar las escuelas/aulas de la vecindad y para aliviar el congestionamiento por medio de: Reparar los techos con goteras; Eliminar el asbesto; Mejorar la seguridad en cuanto a incendios, la plomería anticuada, las alcantarillas, el cableado eléctrico para la tecnología de computadoras; Adquirir terrenos para las escuelas primarias; Reparar/expandir/construir/equipar aulas, laboratorios, bibliotecas y otras instalaciones escolares; øDeberá el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Fowler emitir bonos por un monto de $21,000,000, a tasas de interés legales, con auditorías anuales garantizadas, supervisión ciudadana, y sin ningún dinero para sueldos de administradores?

Measure M Bonds -- Big Creek Elementary School District
167 / 67.9% Yes votes ...... 79 / 32.1% No votes

BIG CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOND MEASURE M. To maintain and continue the high quality of education and recreation, shall the Big Creek Elementary School District replace, modernize and update the pool facility to include site preparation and demolition, a new six-lane, 25 yard pool with mechanical equipment, pool decks and drainage, fencing, lighting, deck and competitive equipment, American with Disabilities Act requirements, and retrofit/modernize the sewer system through the issue of $1,400,000 in bonds at legal interest rates?

DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE PRIMARIA DE BIG CREEK, MEDIDA DE BONO M. Para mantener y continuar con la alta calidad de la educación y la recreación, ¿deberá el Distrito Escolar de Primaria de Big Creek reemplazar, modernizar y actualizar las instalaciones de la alberca para incluir la preparación del sitio y la demolición, una alberca nueva de 25 yardas con seis carriles, con equipo mecánico, decks-terrazas y drenaje, cercas, iluminación, equipos para los decks y para competencias, que cumpla con los requisitos de la Ley para los Americanos con Discapacidades, y adecuar/modernizar el sistema de alcantarillado por medio de la emisión de bonos por un monto de $1,400,000 a tasas de interés legales?

Measure N Charter Amendment -- City of Kingsburg
3209 / 81.5% Yes votes ...... 730 / 18.5% No votes

CITY OF KINGSBURG PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT, MEASURE N (CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 2004-1). Should the City Charter be amended to add a paragraph (F) to Section 2.02 of the City Charter to read as follows: "The City shall establish residential growth control regulations which will place a limit on the number of residential building permits that may be issued annually."

PROPUESTA DE ENMIENDA A LOS ESTATUTOS DE LA CIUDAD DE KINGSBURG, MEDIDA N (ENMIENDA NO. 2004-1 A LOS ESTATUTOS DE LA CIUDAD). ¿Deberán enmendarse los Estatutos de la Ciudad para agregar un párrafo (F) a la Sección 2.02 de los Estatutos de la Ciudad que diga lo siguiente: "La Ciudad establecerá normas de control del crecimiento residencial que pondrán un límite al número de permisos de construcción residencial que se puedan emitir anualmente."?

Measure P Bonds -- Parlier Unified School District
1152 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 451 / 28.1% No votes

PARLIER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOND MEASURE P. To raise money to build a new events center/gym at Parlier High School, a gym at Parlier Junior High, expand the multi-purpose room/cafeteria at Parlier High, and purchase land for a future school campus, shall Parlier Unified School District issue and sell up to $4,500,000 of bonds at not to exceed the maximum legal interest rate, with none of the money going for salaries or other operating expenses?

DISTRITO ESCOLAR UNIFICADO DE PARLIER, MEDIDA DE BONO P. Para recaudar dinero para construir un nuevo Centro de Eventos/gimnasio en la Escuela Secundaria Parlier, para un gimnasio en la Escuela Intermedia Parlier, para expandir la Sala/cafetería multi-propósito en la Secundaria Parlier, y para comprar un terreno para un campus futuro, ¿deberá el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Parlier emitir y vender bonos por un monto de hasta $4,500,000 a tasas de interés que no excedan la máxima tasa de interés legal, sin que ninguno de los dineros sea utilizado para pagar sueldos ni otros gastos de operación?

Measure S Increase Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Sanger (Majority Approval Required)
1652 / 40.3% Yes votes ...... 2446 / 59.7% No votes

CITY OF SANGER, ORDINANCE NO. 1046 INCREASE IN TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAXES, MEASURE S. The Ordinance increases Transactions and Use taxes from 0.9600% to 1.46%. Transactions tax is charged on personal property sold by retailers within City limits. Use tax is imposed on storage, use or consumption of personal property purchased from retailers within City limits. The State Board of Equalization administers and enforces the Ordinance. Penalties are included for failure to pay the taxes and for providing false tax returns. The Ordinance must receive simple majority approval.

CIUDAD DE SANGER, ORDENANZA NO. 1046 AUMENTO DE LOS IMPUESTOS A LAS TRANSACCIONES Y AL USO, MEDIDA S. La ordenanza aumenta los Impuestos a las Transacciones y al Uso, del 0.9600% al 1.46%. El impuesto a las transacciones se carga a los bienes personales vendidos por comerciantes minoristas dentro de los límites de la Ciudad. El impuesto al uso se impone al almacenamiento, uso o consumo de los bienes personales comprados de los minoristas dentro de los límites de la Ciudad. La Junta Estatal de Igualación administra y hace cumplir la Ordenanza. Se incluyen sanciones por incumplimiento en el pago de los impuestos y por proporcionar declaraciones de rentas falsas. La Ordenanza debe recibir una aprobación por mayoría simple.

Measure T Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Kerman
1006 / 49.7% Yes votes ...... 1020 / 50.3% No votes

CITY OF KERMAN TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX, MEASURE T. Shall the City of Kerman Institute a Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) for motel/hotel users staying in the City at a rate of 8% to their motel/hotel room rate?

CIUDAD DE KERMAN IMPUESTO A LA ESTADÍA TRANSITORIA, MEDIDA T. ¿Deberá la Ciudad de Kerman establecer un Impuesto a la Estadía Transitoria (TOT, siglas en inglés), para quienes usen moteles/hoteles durante su estadía en la Ciudad, con una tasa del 8% del precio de su habitación de motel/hotel?

Measure Z Save Our Zoo -- County of Fresno
171035 / 73.4% Yes votes ...... 61922 / 26.6% No votes

COUNTY OF FRESNO ìSAVE OUR ZOO,î MEASURE Z. To help ensure survival of the Chaffee Zoo by providing necessary funding to repair and restore the zoo, bring back large animal exhibits, further revitalize the zoo, and preserve the zooís Species Survival Plan and ongoing Education Program, shall Fresno County voters approve a one-tenth of one percent sales tax for ten years with all net proceeds dedicated exclusively to the Chaffee Zoo?

CONDADO DE FRESNO ìSALVEMOS A NUESTRO ZOOL"GICO,î MEDIDA Z. Para ayudar a asegurar la supervivencia del Zoológico de Chaffee proporcionando los fondos necesarios para reparar y restaurar el zoológico, para traer de regreso las exhibiciones de animales grandes, para revitalizar más al zoológico, y para preservar el Plan de Supervivencia de Especies del zoológico y el actual Programa de Educación, ødeberán los votantes del Condado de Fresno aprobar un impuesto a las ventas de un décimo del uno por ciento, durante diez años, con todos los ingresos netos dedicados exclusivamente al Zoológico de Chaffee?