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Marin County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Directory of Marin County, CA Measures
County Results as of Jan 5 11:00am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (189/189)
90.8% Countywide Voter Turnout (141321/155640)

Measures
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Measure A. Special Assessment for Educational Programs and Services -- Mill Valley School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 13607 / 74.40% Yes votes ...... 4683 / 25.60% No votes
To protect educational quality; attract and keep high-quality teachers; maintain library services and P.E. programs; preserve small neighborhood schools and class sizes; and prevent significant budget cuts due to reductions in State education funding; shall the Mill Valley School District amend its existing parcel tax for local elementary and middle schools, increasing it by $193 and extending it for four years, while continuing existing accountability measures and with all revenues spent in Mill Valley schools?

Measure B. Fiscal Management Consolidation Act -- County of Marin (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 71158 / 59.48% Yes votes ...... 48482 / 40.52% No votes
Shall the County of Marin establish an appointed director of finance consolidating the offices of auditor, controller, tax collector and treasurer, and create an appointed public administrator, with the provision that an annual independent audit be conducted and that the director of finance can only be removed with a public hearing and 4/5 vote of the Board of Supervisors?

Measure C. Ordinance Requiring the Use of Recyclable Paper or Reusable Bags -- Town of Fairfax (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3705 / 78.51% Yes votes ...... 1014 / 21.49% No votes
To reduce plastic pollution, dependence on foreign oil, impacts to marine ecosystems and unsightly litter, shall an ordinance be adopted to require the use of recyclable paper and/or reusable checkout bags by all shops, stores, eating places and retail food vendors located in the Town of Fairfax, and provide penalties for violations?

Measure D. Shall Town Clerk be an appointive position? -- Town of Fairfax (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1989 / 49.07% Yes votes ...... 2064 / 50.93% No votes
Shall the office of Town Clerk be appointive?

Measure E. Twin Cities Public Safety Building/911 Response Improvement Measure -- Twin Cities Police Authority (Bond Measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 8449 / 69.32% Yes votes ...... 3739 / 30.68% No votes
To improve 911 emergency response, ensure disaster preparedness, and maintain school/community policing, shall Twin Cities Police Authority Community Facilities District No. 2008-1 be authorized to finance/ equip an energy efficient earthquake safe police/emergency operations center and upgrade emergency communications systems by issuing $20,000,000 in bonds, be authorized to levy special taxes to pay bonds and District costs, and initial annual $2,100,000 appropriations limit; requiring citizen's oversight, annual audits and allowing low-income exemptions?

Measure F. Increase District Appropriations Limit (Fire Protection/Emergency Services) -- Marinwood Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1996 / 79.40% Yes votes ...... 518 / 20.60% No votes
Shall the appropriations limit established for Marinwood Community Services District pursuant to Article XIII B of the California Constitution be increased over the appropriations limit established by said article for each of the fiscal years 2008-09 through 2011-12 in the amount equal to the revenue received from the special tax for fire protection services previously approved by the voters in November 2003?

Measure G. Increase District Appropriations Limit (Park Maintenance) -- Marinwood Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1904 / 75.95% Yes votes ...... 603 / 24.05% No votes
Shall the appropriations limit established for Marinwood Community Services District pursuant to Article XIII B of the California Constitution be increased over the appropriations limit established by said article for each of the four fiscal years 2009-10 through 2012-13 in the amount equal to the revenue received from the special tax for park maintenance services previously approved by the voters in March, 2005?

Measure Q. 1/4-Cent Sales Tax for SMART Passenger Rail Train -- County of Marin (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 246,047 / 69.6% Yes votes ...... 107,681 / 30.4% No votes
   83805 (62.79%) Yes / 49665 (37.21%) No in Marin County
   162,242 (73.7%) Yes / 58,016 (26.3%) No in Sonoma County
To relieve traffic, fight global warming and increase transportation options, shall Sonoma- Marin Area Rail Transit District be authorized to provide two-way passenger train service every 30 minutes during weekday rush hours, weekend service, a bicycle/pedestrian pathway linking the stations, and connections to ferry/bus service, by levying a 1/4-cent sales tax for 20 years, with an annual spending cap, independent audits/oversight, and all funds supporting these environmentally responsible transportation alternatives in Marin and Sonoma Counties?

 
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