Napa County, California, Sales Tax, Measure Y (June 2016)
| Measure Y: Napa County Sales Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| June 7, 2016 |
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| Local sales tax Expires in: 10 years |
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| Napa County, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Napa County voters in Napa County, California, on June 7, 2016. It was defeated.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the county's sales tax by 0.25 percent. |
| A no vote was a vote against increasing the county's sales tax by 0.25 percent. |
Without the approval of Measure Y, the total sales tax rate in Napa County, California, remained at 8 percent—7.5 percent mandated by the state and a county tax of 0.5 percent. The approval of Measure Y would have increased the total sales tax rate to 8.25 percent.
In California, general sales tax measures require a simple majority for approval. Special sales tax measures, which have revenue earmarked for a specific purpose, require a two-thirds (66.67%) vote for approval. Measure Y was designed as a general sales tax, with revenue that could have been spent for any government purpose.
Election results
| Napa County, Measure Y | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 22,465 | 54.53% | |||
| Yes | 18,733 | 45.47% | ||
- Election results from Napa County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the ordinance increasing the Transactions and Use Tax by .25% be adopted?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Napa County Counsel:
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Napa County has proposed a general transactions and use tax (“sales tax”) of one-quarter of one percent (0.25%). The tax would be levied for no more than ten years. State law authorizes the County to levy a sales tax if the ordinance proposing the tax is approved by a two-thirds Vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors and the tax is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the entire county who vote in the election. The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the tax on March 8, 2016. If a majority of the voters in the County who vote on this measure vote “Yes,” the measure will pass and the sales tax will be levied beginning January 1, 2017. The measure does not restrict use of the tax revenue to any single purpose. The revenue generated by this general tax would be deposited into the County General Fund and would be annually appropriated by the Board of Supervisors for general governmental purposes. For instance, as stated in the ballot, the sales tax revenue could be used for correctional facilities for mental health/addiction treatment and job training for offenders, to help fight the influence of gangs, to reduce jail crowding to prevent early release of inmates, to improve officer safety, to support programs that improve the wellbeing of children, or other essential services within Napa County. The current sales tax throughout Napa County is 8%, which means that if adopted, Measure Y would increase the sales tax rate to 8.25% beginning January 1, 2017. Like the current sales tax, the tax would be imposed on all retailers in the incorporated and unincorporated county on sales of tangible personal property, subject to certain exemptions and exclusions identified in the measure.[2] |
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| —Napa County Counsel[1] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Napa County, California.
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Voter's Edge, "What's on the ballot for Napa County: June 7, 2016," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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