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Riverside County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
Directory of Riverside County, CA Measures
County Results as of November 26 12:17pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1492/1492)
57.4% Countywide Voter Turnout (492,040/857,856)

Measures
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Measure C. Term Limits -- City of Murrieta (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 16,660 / 67.20% Yes votes ...... 8,132 / 32.80% No votes
Shall the ordinance prohibiting elected officials of the City of Murrieta and any of its political subdivisions from serving more than two consecutive four-year terms in office, with terms considered consecutive if they are at least four years apart, be adopted?

Measure D. City Council Compensation -- City of Murrieta (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 17,111 / 69.47% Yes votes ...... 7,520 / 30.53% No votes
Shall the ordinance placing limits on City Council compensation to 15% of the City's annual median family/household income (exclusive of any amounts payable as reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official City duties); prohibiting City Council members from receiving any other personal benefits, including club memberships, medical and life insurance and pensions; and requiring that any increase be approved by 55% of the registered voters be adopted?

Measure E. Limit on Administrative Compensation -- City of Murrieta (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 16,401 / 66.74% Yes votes ...... 8,175 / 33.26% No votes
Shall the ordinance prohibiting chief City administrative officials, including the City Manager and their direct reports (but excluding the police and other emergency public safety personnel), from having either annual salaries with benefits of a combined hourly rate with overtime and benefits (including, but not limited to, car, gas, life insurance, health/medical insurance, and other personal usage benefits) that exceeds 2.5 times the median family/household income in the City be adopted?

Measure K. Increase in Bonded Indebtedness for Approved Transportation Programs -- County of Riverside (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 275,388 / 62.67% Yes votes ...... 164,022 / 37.33% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 10-002, amending RCTC'S existing 2002 voter-approved ordinance to expedite construction of the following transportation projects:
  • Widen freeways including State Routes 91, 71, 79, and Interstates 10, 15, 215
  • Widen and improve major streets
  • Expand Metrolink commuter train services

by increasing bonded indebtedness from $500 to $975 million of estimated receipts from the Measure A program, without increasing taxes, be approved?

Measure L. Retain CALPERS Retirement Formula, with Increased Voter Oversight -- County of Riverside (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 230,552 / 52.72% Yes votes ...... 206,767 / 47.28% No votes
Shall the proposed Ordinance, requiring voter approval for increases or decreases in public safety employee retirement or pre-retirement death benefits and requiring that the County of Riverside continue the current CALPERS (California Public Employee Retirement System) retirement formula, be adopted?

Measure M. Require Voter Approval for Public Safety Employee Benefit Changes -- County of Riverside (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 261,972 / 60.84% Yes votes ...... 168,641 / 39.16% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 899, requiring voter approval for increases in public safety employee retirement benefits or decreases in job related pre-retirement death benefits, and allowing decreases in retirement benefits, be adopted?

Measure N. Elected Mayor -- City of Moreno Valley (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 25,122 / 80.74% Yes votes ...... 5,991 / 19.26% No votes
Do you support changing to an elected Mayor rather than one appointed by the City Council?

Measure O. Voter Approval re Elected Mayor -- City of Moreno Valley (Advisory - Advisory Vote Only)
Pass: 22,791 / 74.67% Yes votes ...... 7,732 / 25.33% No votes
Whether or not you support changing to an elected Mayor, should the City Council call a binding election for voters to decide the issue?

Measure P. Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Moreno Valley (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 9,864 / 31.94% Yes votes ...... 21,015 / 68.06% No votes
Shall the Transient Occupancy Tax assessed by the City for persons occupying hotel/motel rooms in the City of Moreno Valley be increased from eight percent (8%) to eleven percent (11%)?

Measure Q. Term Limits -- City of Indian Wells (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,740 / 79.31% Yes votes ...... 454 / 20.69% No votes
Shall Ordinance Bill No. 2010-04 be adopted to provide that no person shall be eligible to serve in the office of City Council Member of the City after serving two (2) consecutive four-year terms, until after the next election date established by the Municipal Code for City Council Members (approximately two years) following his or her second term?

Measure R. Annual Appropriations Limit -- City of Wildomar (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4,951 / 70.56% Yes votes ...... 2,066 / 29.44% No votes
Shall the permanent annual appropriations limit of the City of Wildomar be set at $7,728,041?

Measure S. Utility Users Tax -- City of Indio (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 7,097 / 53.51% Yes votes ...... 6,167 / 46.49% No votes
To offset state budget cuts and limit cuts to police officers, firefighters, paramedic and ambulance response, pothole maintenance/street repairs, graffiti removal youth anti-gang/anti-drug programs, senior services, parks and other general City services, shall the existing City of Indio utility users' tax rate be increased three percent, exempting all seniors, requiring annual financial audits, citizens' oversight, with no money going to Sacramento?

Measure T. Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Lake Elsinore (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 2,911 / 36.19% Yes votes ...... 5,132 / 63.81% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted to impose a transient occupancy tax of twelve percent (12%) on hotels and campgrounds in the City of Lake Elsinore?

Measure U. Funding for MSAC Banning Campus -- Mount San Jacinto Community College District Bond Area (School Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Fail: 10,754 / 52.57% Yes votes ...... 9,704 / 47.43% No votes
Should a $47 million bond be issued by the Mt. San Jacinto Community College District to construct a new college campus in Banning?

Measure V. Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Riverside (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 38,827 / 65.98% Yes votes ...... 20,021 / 34.02% No votes
To offset State budget cuts, provide local funding the State cannot take, and supplement City funds for essential services such as 9-1-1 response, police and fire protection, youth/senior programs, tourism, and facilities such as the convention center, libraries, and parks, shall the City's existing transient occupancy tax, also known as a hotel tax paid only by hotel guests, be increased by 2%, subject to audit and all funds staying local?

Measure W. Limit of Three Terms -- City of Hemet (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 16,133 / 88.87% Yes votes ...... 2,020 / 11.13% No votes
Shall there be a limit of three terms in office for Hemet Elected City Officials?

Measure X. Prohibit From Contributing to the Cost of Healthcare -- City of Hemet (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 14,486 / 80.80% Yes votes ...... 3,443 / 19.20% No votes
Shall the City of Hemet be prohibited from contributing to the cost of health benefits made available to elected Hemet City Officials?

Measure Y. Annual Appropriations Limit -- City of Menifee (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 13,056 / 70.27% Yes votes ...... 5,524 / 29.73% No votes
Shall the permanent annual appropriations limit of the City of Menifee be set at $25,794,387?

Measure Z. Term Limits -- City of Menifee (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 16,171 / 81.39% Yes votes ...... 3,698 / 18.61% No votes
Any Councilmember who has served two successive terms or eight consecutive years shall be ineligible to serve again in that office until an intervening period of two years has elapsed. Any Councilmember who serves for two or more years of an appointed or elected term shall be considered to have served a term. Terms completed prior to this measure taking effect shall not be counted in determining eligibility.

Measure AA. Vote at Large for Mayor, by District for Council -- City of Menifee (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 14,361 / 73.51% Yes votes ...... 5,175 / 26.49% No votes
Commencing with the 2012 General Municipal Election, shall four (4) members of the City Council of the City of Menifee be elected by four (4) districts as described in this ballot measure and the Mayor of the City of Menifee be elected on a citywide basis by the voters of the entire City?

Measure BB. Term of Mayor -- City of Menifee (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Two (2) Years 11,329 votes 56.45%
Four (4) Years 8,739 votes 43.55%
The term of office of any elected Mayor shall be (vote for only one):

Four (4) Years _____ ?
Two (2) Years _____ ?

Measure CC. Elected Mayor Salary -- City of Menifee (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
$8,000 per year 11,072 votes 56.00%
$10,000 per year 8,701 votes 44.00%
The salary per year of any elected Mayor shall be (vote for only one):

$8,000 per year _____ ?
$10,000 per year _____ ?

Measure DD. Shall Council Be Elected At Large -- City of Menifee (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 14,181 / 71.38% Yes votes ...... 5,687 / 28.62% No votes
Shall the members of the legislative body of the City of Menifee be elected at large?

 
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