Orange County, CA Ballot

Proposition 32 Veterans� Bond Act of 2000
6,709,560 / 67.2% Yes votes ...... 3,278,248 / 32.8% No votes: This act provides for a bond issue of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) to provide farm and home aid for California veterans. Fiscal Impact: Costs of about $858 million over 25 years (average cost of about $34 million per year); costs paid by participating veterans.
Proposition 33 Legislature. Participation In Public Employees� Retirement System
3,791,715 / 39.0% Yes votes ...... 5,941,814 / 61.0% No votes: Allows legislative members to participate in the Public Employees� Retirement System plans in which a majority of state employees may participate. Fiscal Impact: Annual state costs under $1 million to provide retirement benefits to legislators, with these costs replacing other spending from the fixed annual amount provided in support of the Legislature.
Proposition 34 Campaign Contributions and Spending. Limits. Disclosure
5,903,907 / 60.0% Yes votes ...... 3,933,949 / 40.0% No votes: Limits campaign contributions and loans to state candidates and political parties. Provides voluntary spending limits; expands public disclosure requirements and increases penalties. Fiscal Impact: Additional net costs to the state, potentially up to several million dollars annually, and unknown but probably not significant costs to local government.
Proposition 35 Public Works Projects. Use of Private Contractors for Engineering and Architectural Services.
5,442,138 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 4,428,702 / 44.9% No votes: Amends Constitution eliminating existing restrictions on state, local contracting with private entities for engineering, architectural services; contracts awarded by competitive selection; bidding permitted, not required. Fiscal Impact: Unknown impact on state spending for architectural and engineering services and construction project delivery. Actual impact will depend on how the state uses the contracting flexibility under the proposition.
Proposition 36 Drugs. Probation and Treatment Program
6,199,992 / 60.8% Yes votes ...... 3,991,153 / 39.2% No votes: Requires probation and drug treatment, not incarceration, for possession, use, transportation of controlled substances and similar parole violations, except sale or manufacture. Authorizes dismissal of charges after completion of treatment. Fiscal Impact: Net annual savings of $100 million to $150 million to the state and about $40 million to local governments. Potential avoidance of one-time capital outlay costs to the state of $450 million to $550 million.
Proposition 37 Fees. Vote Requirements. Taxes
4,579,981 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 4,963,684 / 52.0% No votes: Requires two-thirds vote of State Legislature, majority or two-thirds of local electorate to impose future state, local fees on activity to study or mitigate its environmental, societal or economic effects. Defines such fees as taxes except property, development, certain other fees. Fiscal Impact: Unknown, potentially significant, reduction in future state and local government revenues from making it more difficult to approve certain regulatory charges.
Proposition 38 School Vouchers. State-Funded Private and Religious Education Public School Funding.
3,085,457 / 29.5% Yes votes ...... 7,387,753 / 70.5% No votes: Authorizes annual state payments of at least $4000 per pupil for private/religious schools. Permits replacement of current constitutional public school funding formula. Fiscal Impact: Near-term state costs from zero to $1.1 billion annually. Long-term state impact from $2 billion in annual costs to $3 billion in annual savings, depending on how many public school students shift to private schools.
Proposition 39 School Facilities. 55% Local Vote. Bonds, Taxes Accountability Requirements.
5,402,822 / 53.3% Yes votes ...... 4,733,205 / 46.7% No votes: Authorizes bonds for repair, construction or replacement of school facilities, classrooms, if approved by 55% local vote. Fiscal Impact: Increased bond debt for many school districts. Long-term costs statewide could total in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Potential longer-term state savings to the extent school districts assume greater responsibility for funding school facilities.

Local Measures

Measure G County-Tobacco Settlement Funds -- County of Orange
393,263 / 45.9% Yes votes ...... 464,226 / 54.1% No votes: Should 60% of the revenues received from the tobacco litigation Master Settlement Agreement be used to fund health care services, tobacco use prevention, and public safety programs and services, with the other 40% used to reduce the County's bankruptcy-related debt?
Measure H County-Tobacco Settlement Funds -- County of Orange
550,227 / 64.6% Yes votes ...... 301,264 / 35.4% No votes: Should all revenues received from the tobacco litigation Master Settlement Agreement be used to fund health care services, tobacco use prevention, and public safety programs and services?
Measure I City Charter Technical Amendments -- City of Anaheim
47,040 / 71.3% Yes votes ...... 18,953 / 28.7% No votes: Shall specified sections of the City Charter be amended to delete redundant and obsolete language to conform to provisions of state law, and to change all gender references to include both the male and female genders?
Measure J Qualifications for Elective Office -- City of Anaheim
34,182 / 52.1% Yes votes ...... 31,392 / 47.9% No votes: Shall Section 501 of the City Charter be amended to prohibit city employees from holding office as Mayor or City Council member?
Measure K Special Prosecutors -- City of Anaheim
39,467 / 62.5% Yes votes ...... 23,712 / 37.5% No votes: Shall Section 703 of the City Charter be amended to prohibit the City Council from contracting with any person to act as a special prosecutor in criminal cases?
Measure L City Funds and Expenditures -- City of Anaheim
34,479 / 54.5% Yes votes ...... 28,799 / 45.5% No votes: Shall Sections 705 and 706 of the City Charter be amended to require the City Treasurer to have custody of all City funds and the Finance Director to have control of all City expenditures except where otherwise authorized by resolution of the City Council and to expressly authorize the Finance Director to prepare or approve wire transfers, electronic payments and facsimile signature checks for City expenditures?
Measure M Utility Rates -- City of Anaheim
23,524 / 34.9% Yes votes ...... 43,869 / 65.1% No votes: Shall Section 1221 of the City Charter be amended to permit the City Council to consider market prices and other relevant marketplace factors when setting utility rates?
Measure N Brea Hillsides Heritage Initiative -- City of Brea
7,115 / 48.6% Yes votes ...... 7,518 / 51.4% No votes: Shall a Resolution be adopted to amend the Brea General Plan and approve the "Brea Hillsides Heritage Initiative," thereby requiring the City of Brea to adopt certain thresholds of environmental significance and requiring voter approval of certain development proposals?
Measure O Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Costa Mesa
12,933 / 52.5% Yes votes ...... 11,708 / 47.5% No votes: Shall an Ordinance be adopted to authorize the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa to increase the current Transient Occupancy Tax up to two additional percent points as a special tax for the acquisition and development of parks recreation facilities and open space in the City of Costa Mesa?
Measure P Garden Grove Hotel Visitors Tax -- City of Garden Grove
16,614 / 44.9% Yes votes ...... 20,420 / 55.1% No votes: Shall an ordinance which increases the hotel visitors tax from 10% to 12% be adopted?
Measure Q Huntington Beach Utility Tax -- City of Huntington Beach
32,200 / 45.9% Yes votes ...... 37,935 / 54.1% No votes: Shall an electric power plant be required to pay the same Utility Tax as do residents and businesses of the City of Huntington Beach by amending the Huntington Beach Municipal Code to remove Section 3.36.080(b) and make corresponding changes to Section 3.36.010(g)?
Measure R Utility Tax Infrastructure Fund -- City of Huntington Beach (Advisory Vote Only)
45,671 / 70.7% Yes votes ...... 18,973 / 29.3% No votes: Advisory Vote Only Should the Utility Tax paid solely by an electric power plant be placed into an Infrastructure Fund to be used only for the maintenance construction and repair of infrastructure such as sewers, sewage lift stations storm drains, storm water pump stations, alleys, streets, highways, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, street trees, landscaped medians, parks, beach facilities, playgrounds, traffic signals, street lights and block walls along arterial highways?
Measure S Newport Beach Traffic Plan Initiative -- City of Newport Beach (Charter Amendment)
21,355 / 63.1% Yes votes ...... 12,465 / 36.9% No votes: Shall the Charter be amended to add Section 423 to require voter approval of certain amendments to the Newport Beach General Plan?
Measure T Newport Beach Traffic Phasing Ordinance -- City of Newport Beach (Charter Amendment)
11,641 / 35.6% Yes votes ...... 21,075 / 64.4% No votes: Shall the Charter be amended to add Section 423 to require voter approval of any amendment or repeal of certain provisions of the Traffic Phasing Ordinance?
Measure U La Pata Initiative -- City of San Clemente
9,573 / 47.0% Yes votes ...... 10,798 / 53.0% No votes

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