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Orange County, CA March 5, 2002 Election
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Measure V. County Charter -- County of Orange
240,476 / 52.8% Yes votes
215,186 / 47.2% No votes
Shall the measure entitled "County of Orange Proposed Charter", which would result in Orange County becoming a charter county and changing the method of selection when a vacancy occurs in the Board of Supervisors, be adopted?

Measure W. County Parks Initiative -- County of Orange
297,735 / 58.0% Yes votes
216,026 / 42.0% No votes
Shall the initiative measure: 1) eliminating planned airport uses at the closed El Toro Marine Corps Air Station ("MCAS El Toro") by repealing Measure A, and 2) amending the Orange County General Plan to authorize an urban regional park and a variety of agricultural, material recovery/recycling, recreational, cultural, educational, employment, public and housing land uses at MCAS El Toro, be adopted?

Measure X. School Bonds -- North Orange County Community College District
68,222 / 57.7% Yes votes
50,069 / 42.3% No votes
To prepare Fullerton and Cypress College students for jobs and four-year colleges; relieve student overcrowding; upgrade electrical wiring for advanced technology training and lighting for student safety; expand parking facilities; qualify for state matching funds; construct/acquire/modernize/equip facilities, classrooms and sites, shall North Orange County Community College District issue $239,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, appoint a Citizen's Oversight Committee and perform annual audits to ensure that no bond money is used for salaries or administrative expenses

Measure Y. School Bonds -- Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (55% vote required)
18,300 / 66.0% Yes votes
9,435 / 34.0% No votes
To repair and modernize all Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District schools; upgrade classrooms, science/computer labs, and libraries; construct a high school, middle school and elementary schools to alleviate overcrowding; qualify for state grants; acquire furniture and equipment; address building safety issues including electrical capacity, deteriorating restrooms/plumbing and HVAC; and make other improvements to school facilities, shall the District issue $102,000,000 of bonds at interest rates within legal limits, providing annual audits and establishing a citizens' oversight committee?

Measure Z. School Bonds -- Anaheim Union High School District (55% vote required)
25,592 / 62.2% Yes votes
15,534 / 37.8% No votes
To qualify the District to receive $125,000,000 in State matching funds, relieve existing student overcrowding, construct classrooms, build a new junior high school, replace inadequate electrical systems, provide students with access to modern technology, upgrade fire safety systems, remove asbestos, and make seismic repairs, shall the Anaheim Union High School District issue $132,000,000 in bonds at interest rates within legal limits, subject to a detailed project list, a citizen oversight committee and independent audits? 55% vote required for passage.

Measure AA. School Bonds -- Fullerton Joint Union High School District (55% vote required)
19,775 / 60.2% Yes votes
13,097 / 39.8% No votes
To repair/upgrade and improve all Fullerton Joint Union High School District comprehensive schools, acquire/construct additional classrooms, science/computer labs, restrooms, libraries and school facilities to alleviate overcrowding and accommodate enrollment growth, address building safety/health issues including: upgrade electrical wiring and power, repair/upgrade deteriorating restrooms/plumbing/food services and make other improvements to school sites and buildings, shall the Fullerton Joint Union High School District issue $67,940,000 of bonds at interest rates within the legal limits with annual independent audits and Citizens Oversight Committee? 55% vote required for passage.

Measure BB. Safety and Repair School Bonds -- Anaheim City School District (555 vote required)
11,610 / 63.2% Yes votes
6,756 / 36.8% No votes
To relieve overcrowding, repair, replace, and renovate aging neighborhood elementary schools, and qualify for state matching funds, shall Anaheim City (Elementary) School District, issue $111,000,000 in bonds, at interest rates within legal limits, to finance the renovation, construction, acquisition and improvement of local school facilities and land, including replacing outdated wiring, lighting, plumbing and sewer systems, building permanent classrooms and new schools, with annual audits, no proceeds for administrators' salaries, and a Citizens Oversight Committee to monitor all expenditures? 55% vote required for passage.

Measure CC. School Bonds -- Fullerton School District (55% vote required)
11,710 / 61.5% Yes votes
7,316 / 38.5% No votes
Shall Fullerton School District, serving children from kindergarten through eighth grade, renovate aging classrooms, science and computer labs, and educational facilities; construct new classrooms to relieve overcrowding; upgrade inadequate electrical, plumbing, ventilation and safety systems; replace deteriorated roofing; add restrooms; and provide safety upgrades to exterior grounds and equipment by issuing $49,700,000 in bonds at interest rates within legal limits, and provide for citizens' oversight, independent audits and with no funds used for administrative salaries? 55% vote required for passage.

Measure DD. School Bonds -- Huntington Beach City School District (55% vote required)
11,913 / 60.8% Yes votes
7,671 / 39.2% No votes
To improve the quality of education, repair existing schools, replace 35 year old roofs and classroom heating and ventilation systems, provide student access to modern technology, upgrade classroom electrical and fire alarm systems, replace deteriorating water and sewer systems, and qualify the District to receive, as available, $16,700,000 in state-matching funds shall the Huntington Beach City School District issue $30,000,000 in bonds at interest rates within legal limits, subject to a citizen oversight committee and independent financial audits? 55% vote required for passage.

Measure EE. Property Rights Protection -- City of Huntington Beach
27,513 / 68.7% Yes votes
12,558 / 31.3% No votes
Property Rights Protection Measure. Shall the Charter of the City of Huntington Beach be amended by adding a new section thereto providing that only a property owner can establish the price or terms regarding that property's sale, lease, rental, exchange or transfer; and prohibiting the City of Huntington Beach from legislating or regulating the price or terms concerning the sale, lease, rental, exchange or transfer of property (for example, by the adoption of a rent control ordinance)?

Measure FF. Creation of Infrastructure Fund -- City of Huntington Beach
21,314 / 57.6% Yes votes
15,667 / 42.4% No votes
Creation of Infrastructure Fund. Shall the Huntington Beach Charter be amended to establish an "Infrastructure Fund" with all infrastructure revenues raised, and accrued interest, directed into the Fund; prohibiting the transfer or loan of Fund monies; requiring that General Fund expenditures for infrastructure not be reduced below 15% of General Fund revenues based on a five-year rolling average; and requiring that City Council designate an advisory board to annually review and audit the Infrastructure Fund?  

Measure GG. Power Plant Tax -- City of Huntington Beach (Advisory Vote)
21,327 / 58.1% Yes votes
15,398 / 41.9% No votes
Advisory Vote Only. Infrastructure Fund. Power Plant Utility Tax. Should the Utility Tax paid solely by an electric power plant be placed into an Infrastructure Fund to be used only for the maintenance, construction and repair of infrastructure such as storm drains, storm water pump stations, alleys, streets, highways, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, bridges, street trees, landscaped medians, parks, beach facilities, playgrounds, traffic signals, street lights, block walls along arterial highways and all public buildings and public ways?

Measure HH. Amend Tax/Remove Exemption -- City of Huntington Beach
13,098 / 34.4% Yes votes
24,974 / 65.6% No votes
Amendment of Gas Tax by Removing Electric Power Plant Exclusion. Shall the ordinance repealing the Gas Tax exclusion for electric power plants be adopted?

Measure II. Utility User Tax Continuation -- City of La Habra
4,387 / 50.7% Yes votes
4,272 / 49.3% No votes
To prevent reductions in general City services and programs, shall the existing utility user tax of 4.5% on electricity and 6% on other utilities, established by the City in 1992 and amended in 2001, be affirmed and ratified provided that low income seniors and the disabled remain exempt from the tax, an annual audit is conducted, and the tax terminates on December 31, 2007?  

Measure JJ. Utility Tax Continuation -- City of La Palma
1,816 / 66.2% Yes votes
927 / 33.8% No votes
Shall Initiative Ordinance 01-01, approving and maintaining the utility users tax in effect in La Palma since January, 1994, be adopted?

Measure KK. Residency -- City of Seal Beach (Charter Amendment)
6,100 / 81.3% Yes votes
1,405 / 18.7% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to provide that residency requirements for elected officials and the city manager shall be governed by State law?

Measure LL. Meeting Procedure -- City of Seal Beach (Charter Amendment)
6,302 / 86.4% Yes votes
992 / 13.6% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to provide that meetings of the City Council and appointive boards/commissions shall be held in accordance with State law (the Brown Act)?

Measure MM. Remove Limitation -- City of Seal Beach (Charter Amendment)
4,554 / 63.2% Yes votes
2,650 / 36.8% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to remove limitations on the ability of the City to enforce its Ordinances?  

Measure NN. Penalty Increase -- City of Seal Beach (Charter Amendment)
4,666 / 64.8% Yes votes
2,535 / 35.2% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to increase the penalty for violations of the Charter from $500 to $1,000?

Measure OO. Prohibited Interests -- City of Seal Beach (Charter Amendment)
5,860 / 81.8% Yes votes
1,306 / 18.2% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to provide that prohibited financial interests in City contracts shall be governed by State law?

Measure PP. Two Year Budget -- City of Seal Beach (Charter Amendment)
4,678 / 65.4% Yes votes
2,474 / 34.6% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to provide that a two-year budget may be prepared upon the determination of the City Manager?

Measure QQ. Public Works -- City of Seal Beach (Charter Amendment)
3,775 / 52.1% Yes votes
3,471 / 47.9% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to provide that public works contracts less than $20,000 (as adjusted annually for inflation) do not require a public bid process?

Measure RR. Design-Build -- City of Seal Beach (Charter Amendment)
4,041 / 58.2% Yes votes
2,899 / 41.8% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to provide that the City Council may enter into "design-build" public works contracts?

Measure SS. Gender Designation -- City of Seal Beach (Charter Amendment)
4,395 / 60.8% Yes votes
2,836 / 39.2% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be universally amended to eliminate all gender-based designations, i.e., "he", "his", etc.?

Measure TT. Charter Amendment -- City of Seal Beach
5,629 / 81.7% Yes votes
1,260 / 18.3% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to provide that disciplinary suspensions shall be in accordance with progressive discipline standards of practice?  

 
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