Los Angeles 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 A Earthquake and Fire Safety Bond -- County of Los Angeles (Two-thirds Majority Approval Required)
965,963 / 60.54% Yes votes ...... 629,545 / 39.46% No votes: To ensure that the Natural History Museum and other County Museums meet strict earthquake and fire safety standards, generate at least 250 million dollars in private donations for these facilities, provide 50% more free admissions for student groups and children, and assure fire and earthquake safe science and arts education facilities, shall the County issue up to 250 million dollars in bonds on the condition that the private donations be received first, with review by an Independent Oversight Committee?
Measure B Preservation of Trauma Centers and Emergency Medical Services; Bioterrorism Response -- County of Los Angeles (2/3 Majority Approval Required)
1,180,551 / 73.20% Yes votes ...... 432,306 / 26.80% No votes: To avoid the life-threatening shutdown of Los Angeles County's trauma network, maintain and expand the trauma network countywide, ensure more timely response to critical and urgent medical emergencies and respond effectively to biological or chemical terrorism, shall all property owners pay an annual tax of three cents per square foot of improvements (buildings) on developed property?
Measure T Recreation Commission changes -- City of Long Beach (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
39,705 / 59.01% Yes votes ...... 27,583 / 40.99% No votes: Shall Measure T, which amends the Long Beach City Charter by changing the name of the Recreation Commission to the Parks and Recreation Commission, and modifying the Commission's jurisdiction to include all activities on and use of park lands in the City, be ratified?
Measure U Council's authority pertaining to preference in bidders for specified services -- City of Long Beach (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
32,646 / 52.06% Yes votes ...... 30,060 / 47.94% No votes: Shall Measure U, which amends the Long Beach City Charter (currently providing a one percent preference in bidding by local businesses) to permit the City Council to set the amount of such preference by ordinance, be ratified?

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