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Ventura County, CA November 3, 2020 Election
Directory of Ventura County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 10 1:09pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (695/695)
85.9% Countywide Voter Turnout (429922/500442)

Measures
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Measure E. 911 Safety, Medical Response, Financial Recovery and Accountability -- City of Oxnard (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 36197 / 53.92% Yes votes ...... 30931 / 46.08% No votes
Shall an ordinance establishing 1½¢sales tax to maintain 911 emergency response times, natural disaster, public health/emergency preparedness; prevent fire station closures; address homelessness; attract/retain local businesses/jobs; keep public areas safe/clean; secure Oxnard's long-term financial stability; maintain general services/infrastructure; requiring annual audits, public disclosure of all spending; providing $40,000,000 annually until ended by voters, used only for Oxnard, be adopted?

Measure F. Expedited Processing of Certain City-Issued Development Permits If Projects Meet Specific Requirements -- City of Oxnard (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 33248 / 50.71% Yes votes ...... 32314 / 49.29% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted to require expedited processing of certain city-issued development permits if projects meet specific requirements and project applications are filed by specified professionals who receive required training pursuant to a new program that includes audits of approved permits and appeals of adverse audit results, certain denied permits,and adverse certification actions against specified professionals to a designated appeals board, the decision of which may be appealed to the city council?

Measure G. Cannabis General Tax -- City of Ojai (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3165 / 69.21% Yes votes ...... 1408 / 30.79% No votes
Shall the measure approving an immediate 3% tax on cannabis businesses, which will potentially add $465,000 -$1,550,000 annually to fund general city services, and approving authority for the City of Ojai to increase the tax on cannabis businesses up to 10% of gross receipts in the future, until the voters decide otherwise, be adopted?

Measure H. Parcel Tax -- Ventura Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 47075 / 73.17% Yes votes ...... 17264 / 26.83% No votes
To preserve and improve academic programs including reading, writing, music, art, science and math; fund computer technology; retain highly qualified teachers; maintain career and technical training programs; and maintain small class sizes, shall Ventura Unified School District's measure to renew its existing $59 parcel tax for four years be approved, raising approximately $2.2 million annually, with independent citizens' oversight committee, all funds spent on neighborhood schools, and no money used for administrative salaries or taken by the State?

Measure I. Cannabis and Hemp Tax -- City of San Buenaventura (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 42321 / 71.85% Yes votes ...... 16583 / 28.15% No votes
To fund city services (public safety, roads, parks, etc.), shall the City tax cannabis (marijuana) and hemp businesses at annual rates not to exceed $10.00 per canopy square foot for cultivation (adjustable for inflation), 8% of gross receipts for retail cannabis businesses, and 4% for all other cannabis businesses, should the city council legalize them at a future date; which will generate an unknown amount of revenue and will be levied until repealed?

Measure J. Public Works Contracts Charter Amendment -- City of San Buenaventura (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 42134 / 73.64% Yes votes ...... 15086 / 26.36% No votes
In order to deliver street, park, sewer, and water improvements and other public works projects more efficiently and less expensively, shall Sections 400 and 1006 of the City Charter be amended to create more flexibility in the methods used to deliver those projects when the City Council designates, by ordinance, the methods allowed and determines that a particular project would benefit from those methods?

Measure K. Bond Measure -- Ojai Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 7838 / 60.49% Yes votes ...... 5119 / 39.51% No votes
To improve the quality of local schools; modernize and renovate classrooms, restrooms and facilities; upgrade outdated electrical, plumbing, and sewer systems; and make health, safety and security improvements; shall Ojai Unified School District's measure be adopted authorizing $45,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, generating on average $2,336,000 annually while bonds are outstanding with levies of approximately 2.7 cents per $100 assessed value, annual audits, no money for salaries, citizen oversight, and no money taken by the State?

Measure L. Fiscal Transparency and Accountability Act -- City of Oxnard (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 24774 / 38.33% Yes votes ...... 39862 / 61.67% No votes
Shall the initiative ordinance to increase the powers of the City Treasurer, prohibit the City Council from reducing the powers of the City Treasurer, reduce oversight authority of the City Manager and Director of Finance, mandate the City Treasurer's assumption of professional responsibilities with authority over the City's $523,000,000 Budget, $256,000,000 Investment Portfolio, Finance Department, preparation and submittal of the annual municipal budget, and professional financial operations of the City, be adopted?

Measure M. Open Meetings Act -- City of Oxnard (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 36549 / 57.23% Yes votes ...... 27318 / 42.77% No votes
Shall the initiative ordinance mandating all meetings of City legislative bodies to exclusively utilize prerecorded videotaped staff presentations, use Robert's Rules of Order, purchase guidebooks and training from a professional Parliamentarian on meeting procedures, restrict meeting start times, and alter existing rules for public comment, be adopted?

Measure N. Keeping the Promise for Oxnard Streets Act -- City of Oxnard (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 33492 / 51.76% Yes votes ...... 31215 / 48.24% No votes
Shall initiative ordinance to mandate revisions to Measure O(adopted by Oxnard voters in 2008) to either end Measure O funding early for City services such as fire, emergency response, street paving/pothole repair, youth recreation, after school and anti-gang prevention programs, parks/open space preservation, and senior services if specific pavement standards for city streets and alleys are not met, or extend currently-approved expiration date if pavement standards are met, be adopted?

Measure O. Cannabis Businesses -- County of Ventura (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 227964 / 57.22% Yes votes ...... 170437 / 42.78% No votes
Shall an ordinance to allow the commercial cultivation, processing, distribution and sale of cannabis within the unincorporated area of Ventura County, limited to 500 acres for indoor general cannabis cultivation and 100 acres for indoor nursery cultivation, with sales allowed between licensed distributors but not to the general public, and to impose a tax of four percent of gross receipts on general cannabis cultivation and one percent of gross receipts on cannabis nursery cultivation, be adopted?

 
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