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Santa Barbara County, CA November 8, 2016 Election
Directory of Santa Barbara County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 6 12:18pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (259/259)
81.7% Countywide Voter Turnout (182264/222983)

Measures
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Measure B2016. Transient Occupancy Tax (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 82498 / 51.33% Yes votes ...... 78215 / 48.67% No votes
Shall the ordinance amending section 32-12 of the Santa Barbara County code to increase the transient occupancy tax rate to twelve percent (12%) be adopted?

Measure C2016. Election of Mayor and Council Members -- City of Goleta (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 8937 / 68.87% Yes votes ...... 4040 / 31.13% No votes
Shall the electors elect a mayor and four city councilmember?

Measure C2016-2. Mayor term of 2 Years -- City of Goleta (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 7344 / 59.57% Yes votes ...... 4985 / 40.43% No votes
Shall the term of office of mayor be two years?

Measure C2016-4. Mayor term of 4 Years -- City of Goleta (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 4650 / 37.88% Yes votes ...... 7627 / 62.12% No votes
Shall the term of office of mayor be four years?

Measure D2016. Marijuana Control Act -- City of Santa Barbara (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 26956 / 68.61% Yes votes ...... 12332 / 31.39% No votes
Shall the ordinance entitled the "Santa Barbara Marijuana Control Act" which taxes marijuana businesses to help fund general city services, including crime prevention, police services, and zoning enforcement under state and local marijuana laws, at a rate of 20% of gross receipts for medical marijuana and non- medical marijuana and generating estimated revenues of between $1,100,000 and $2,200,000 annually, with no terminate date, be adopted?

Measure E2016. Formation of the Community Services District -- Isla Vista Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5651 / 87.14% Yes votes ...... 834 / 12.86% No votes
Shall the formation of the Isla Vista Community Services District pursuant to Government Code Section 61250 with a provisional appropriations limit of $640,000 be approved?

Measure F2016. Utility Users Tax -- Isla Vista Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4039 / 61.22% Yes votes ...... 2559 / 38.78% No votes
If the Isla Vista Community Services District is formed, shall a utility user tax to be imposed by the District on the utilities of gas, water, electricity, sewage, and/or garbage disposal services at the rate of 8% of the total cost of an individual's service charge for the utility being taxed be approved?

Measure G2016. Bond Measure -- Orcutt Union Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 10495 / 57.76% Yes votes ...... 7676 / 42.24% No votes
To repair/upgrade Orcutt/Los Alamos elementary/secondary schools, including deteriorated roofs, plumbing, and electrical systems, improve student safety/security and disabled access, keep schools well-maintained, acquire, renovate, construct classrooms/facilities/ equipment and technology infrastructure to support programs in science, math, reading and arts, replace aging portables with modem classrooms, shall Orcutt Union School District issue $60 million in bonds at legal rates, with citizens' oversight, annual audits, no funds for administrators, and all funds benefiting local schools?

Measure H2016. High School Facilities Improvement Initiative (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 23818 / 57.29% Yes votes ...... 17754 / 42.71% No votes
To rebuild Santa Maria High, improve student safety, renovate and construct classrooms and support facilities at Righetti, Pioneer Valley and Delta high schools that provide modern learning environments, increase classroom technology and infrastructure, replace portable classrooms, and improve vocational career and college pathway facilities District-wide that support student achievement, shall Santa Maria Joint Union High School District be authorized to issue up to $114,000,000 in bonds, at legal interest rates, with an independent citizens' oversight committee and annual audits?

Measure I2016. School Repair Measure -- Santa Barbara Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 59818 / 69.16% Yes votes ...... 26678 / 30.84% No votes
To repair/upgrade junior and high schools and prepare students for college/careers by repairing deteriorating classrooms, vocational/ career education facilities, restrooms, plumbing, leaky roofs, asbestos/lead paint, upgrading school safety, heating/air conditioning, updating technology, wiring, science labs, ensuring safe drinking water, repairing, constructing and acquiring classrooms, sites, facilities/equipment, shall Santa Barbara Unified School District issue $135,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring audits, citizens' oversight, all funds for District schools?

Measure J2016. Elementary Schools Repair Measure -- Santa Barbara Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 26553 / 71.34% Yes votes ...... 10665 / 28.66% No votes
To repair/upgrade local Santa Barbara Elementary schools and support local students by repairing/replacing deteriorating classrooms, libraries, restrooms, plumbing, leaky roofs, portables, removing asbestos/lead paint, ensuring safe drinking water, updating classroom technology/ science labs, acquiring, constructing classrooms/facilities/equipment, shall Santa Barbara Unified School District issue $58,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring audits/citizen oversight, all funds for local Santa Barbara elementary schools?

Measure K2016. Bond Measure (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 6285 / 57.28% Yes votes ...... 4688 / 42.72% No votes
To reconstruct critical infrastructure beyond its useful life including replacing corroded underground pipes, outdated roofs, and heating and air conditioning systems; upgrading fire alarm and emergency communication systems; and renovating aging restrooms and school facilities; shall Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District be authorized to issue $14,700,000 of bonds, with local citizen oversight and audits, rates below legal limits, no money for administrator salaries, and all funds spent on District projects and not taken by the State and spent elsewhere?

Measure L2016. Bond Measure (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 10723 / 58.53% Yes votes ...... 7598 / 41.47% No votes
To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the State; repair or replace leaky roofs; upgrade inadequate electrical systems; construct/modernize classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; repair/replace outdated heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems; and make health, safety and handicapped accessibility improvements; shall the Lompoc Unified School District issue $65,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, annual audits, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and NO money for teacher or administrative salaries?

Measure M2016. General Obligation Bond of 2016 (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1316 / 80.54% Yes votes ...... 318 / 19.46% No votes
To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the State; repair or replace leaky roofs; upgrade inadequate electrical systems; replace deteriorating plumbing systems; construct a new gymnasium for school and community use; and make health, safety and handicapped accessibility improvements, shall Guadalupe Elementary School District issue $5.8 million of bonds at legal interest rates, annual audits, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and NO money for teacher or administrative salaries?

Measure N2016. General Obligation Bond of 2016 (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1294 / 78.95% Yes votes ...... 345 / 21.05% No votes
To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the State; modernize, upgrade, and renovate outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; construct new classrooms to reduce student overcrowding and replace temporary portable classrooms; and improve student access to computers and modern technology, shall Guadalupe Elementary School District issue $5.65 million of bonds at legal interest rates, annual audits, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and NO money for teacher or administrative salaries?

 
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