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Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Measure V
Tax on Utitlities
City of Saratoga

Utility User's Tax - Majority Approval Required

2,919 / 20.08% Yes votes ...... 11,617 / 79.92% No votes

See Also: Index of all Measures

Results as of Dec 15 1:34pm, 100.00%% of Precincts Reporting (17/17)
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Shall the City of Saratoga adopt an ordinance imposing a 4% tax on users of telephone, electricity, gas, water, and video services for general revenue purposes that will sunset ten years from its effective date?
YES
NO

 
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Arguments For Measure V Arguments Against Measure V
The official argument for Measure V is contained in your sample ballot and in this Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file: http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/scl/pdf/V.A.I.F.pdf

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The official argument against Measure V is contained in your sample ballot and in this Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file on pages 3 & 4: http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/scl/pdf/V.A.pdf

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Rebuttal to Arguments Against
The rebuttal to the official argument against Measure V is contained in your sample ballot and in this Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file: http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/scl/pdf/V.R.A.A.pdf

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