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Proposition A. Make Treasurer/Tax Collector an Appointive Office -- County of San Diego (Charter Amendment)
Shall the San Diego County Charter be amended to change the Treasurer/Tax Collector from an elective to an appointive officer appointed by the County Chief Administrative Officer?

Proposition B. Subpoena Power to the Ethics Commission -- City of San Diego (Charter Amendment)
96210 / 66.6% Yes votes
48159 / 33.3% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to grant subpoena power to the San Diego Ethics Commission?

Proposition C. City Employees' Retirement Vesting Requirement -- City of San Diego (Charter Amendment)
70307 / 48.9% Yes votes
73458 / 51.0% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to change the vesting requirement of the City Employees' Retirement System from ten years to five years?

Proposition D. Participation by Other Agencies in City Employees' Retirement System -- City of San Diego (Charter Amendment)
82094 / 58.7% Yes votes
57737 / 41.2% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to allow public agencies other than the City to participate in the City Employees' Retirement System?

Proposition E. Approval Requirement for New or Increased Taxes -- City of San Diego (Charter Amendment)
79267 / 54.3% Yes votes
66536 / 45.6% No votes
Shall the charter be amended to require that any increase in an existing general tax or imposition of any new general tax be levied by the Council only if the proposed levy has been approved by a two-thirds vote of the qualified City electors voting on the proposition?

Proposition F. Super Majority Vote Requirements -- City of San Diego (Charter Amendment)
71117 / 50.1% Yes votes
70784 / 49.8% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to provide that, in order to be adopted or effective, any Charter amendment, ballot proposal, initiative, statute, law or regulation requiring a greater than simple majority vote of the electorate, and which is proposed to be adopted on or after the date of this election, must be adopted by the same proportionate vote of the electorate?

Proposition G. Alcohol Consumption in Beach Areas -- City of San Diego (Municipal Code Amendment)
74220 / 48.6% Yes votes
78338 / 51.3% No votes
Shall the San Diego Municipal Code be amended to prohibit alcohol consumption twenty-four hours per day in substantially all of Mission Beach and specified beach areas of Pacific Beach from June 1, 2001, through December 31, 2002?

Proposition H. New City Library -- City of National City (Bond Issue)
2550 / 73.2% Yes votes
929 / 26.7% No votes
To qualify for matching funds provided by the State of California to build a new City library, with adequate space for books, children's reading pro-grams, homework assistance, after-school programs, adult literacy programs and services for seniors, shall the City of National City be authorized to issue general obligation bonds up to a maximum principal amount of $6,000,000 to acquire and construct a new City library?

Proposition J. Fire Station Sites -- City of Poway
6766 / 80.5% Yes votes
1634 / 19.4% No votes
Shall the General Plan of the City of Poway be amended to allow fire stations on property having a natural slope in excess of ten percent?

Proposition K. School Maintenance and Repair -- Escondido Union School District
10182 / 58.1% Yes votes
7338 / 41.8% No votes
Shall the Escondido Union School District ("District") be authorized to issue $46,300,000 in bonds at the lowest available interest rate in order to acquire property and construct new schools to reduce overcrowding and accommodate enrollment growth, furnish and equip schools, and continue to upgrade and improve all District schools, addressing building safety and health issues, including upgrading electrical systems, remodeling restrooms/plumbing, improving accessibility for the disabled and making other necessary improvements to school sites and buildings?

Proposition L. School Maintenance and Repair -- Fallbrook Union Elementary School District
3744 / 53.6% Yes votes
3234 / 46.3% No votes
To improve, repair, renovate, furnish and expand schools, classrooms, and instructional facilities; improve safety and security for children and meet health, safety, technology and educational standards at every school, shall Fallbrook Union Elementary School District be authorized to issue $32,000,000 in bonds, with all proceeds to benefit local children, at interest rates within legal limits; subject to independent citizen oversight and annual audits; with no funds spent on salaries or administration.

Proposition M. Neighborhood School Repair -- La Mesa Spring Valley Elementary School District
14372 / 69.5% Yes votes
6281 / 30.4% No votes
To enhance student safety by installing fire safety, energy and emergency communication systems; upgrading electrical wiring, heating, ventilation, lighting, sewer, plumbing systems; constructing/acquiring/renovating/equipping classrooms/science/computer labs/libraries/facilities; repairing roofs; qualifying for State matching funds, shall La Mesa-Spring Valley Elementary School District issue $44,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, appoint a Citizen Oversight Committee to perform annual audits, prevent waste and ensure that no money is used for salaries or administrative expenses?

Proposition N. New Middle School -- Ramona Unified School District
2994 / 49.6% Yes votes
3039 / 50.3% No votes
To relieve pupil overcrowding, shall the Ramona Unified School District issue $25 million of bonds at the lowest possible interest rate, and within legal limits, to build, acquire and equip a new middle school so long as no funds are used for administrative salaries and the spending of bond funds is reviewed by an independent citizen oversight committee as required by law?

Proposition O. School Construction and Maintenance -- Vista Unified School District
15439 / 66.9% Yes votes
7620 / 33.0% No votes
To relieve severe overcrowding by funding the construction of new schools, classrooms, and instructional facilities; improve safety and security for children; repair and renovate aging schools to meet health, safety, and educational standards, shall Vista Unified School District be authorized to issue $140,000,000 in bonds, with all proceeds to benefit local children, at interest rates within legal limits; subject to independent citizen oversight and annual audits; with no funds spent on salaries or administration?

Proposition P. Unused Property Disposal -- Descanso Water Community Services District
113 / 67.6% Yes votes
54 / 32.3% No votes
Shall the Descanso Community Water District dispose of the unused, unneeded real property located on the 25200 block of Manzanita Lane, APN's 408-240-08-00 and 408-240-09-00; on the 24500 block of Summit Lane, APN 405-310-09-00; Descanso, California?

Proposition R. New District -- Lower Sweetwater Fire Protection District
96 / 38.0% Yes votes
156 / 61.9% No votes
Shall the resolution adopted on July 11, 2001, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego ordering the dissolution of the Lower Sweetwater Fire Protection District, formation of a successor agency, called the Lincoln Acres County Service Area No. 137 and detachment of specified territory from the Lower Sweetwater Fire Protection District, be confirmed subject to the specified terms and conditions?

Proposition S. Increasing Drinking Water Reliability -- Ramona Municipal Water District
4311 / 75.3% Yes votes
1413 / 24.6% No votes
Shall the Ramona Municipal Water District spend funds from new meter fees already on hand at the time of design and construction on drinking water projects consisting of pipelines, pump stations, reservoirs, and other appurtenances, but not a water treatment plant, to provide a safe reliable water supply at an estimated cost of $12 million?

 
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