City of Bakersfield

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November 08, 2022

Measure L

Pass

Charter Amendment Safety: Police Threshold: Majority

Shall the Bakersfield City Charter be amended to remove all requirements that the Fire Chief and Police Chief be appointed from within their respective Departments?

Option	Votes	Percentage
Yes	45,050	52.4%
No	40,848	47.6%
Total Votes	85,898

November 06, 2018

Measure N

Pass

Sales Tax Revenues: Tax Creation/Incr./Contin. Threshold: Majority

To prevent cuts/improve 911 emergency response, police/fire protection, anti-gang/drug units, neighborhood police patrols; rapid response to assaults, robberies, gang violence, home burglaries; crime prevention; address homelessness; retain, attract jobs/businesses; unrestricted general revenue purposes; shall the measure be adopted approving an ordinance establishing a one-cent sales tax providing $50,000,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring independent audits, citizens oversight, all funds for Bakersfield?

Option	Votes	Percentage
Yes	45,835	50.1%
No	45,738	49.9%
Total Votes	91,573

Measure O

Fail

Sales Tax Revenues: Tax Creation/Incr./Contin. Threshold: Majority

Shall the City of Bakersfield adopt the following law: Shall the measure amending the Bakersfield Municipal Code to allow medical marijuana store front dispensaries, cultivation sites, manufacturers, distributors, and delivery operations with a valid permit, and which will impose a 7.5% excise tax that will last until terminated by voters, [based on current information, fiscal impact is unknown,] be adopted?

Option	Votes	Percentage
No	47,656	52.1%
Yes	43,838	47.9%
Total Votes	91,494

November 04, 2014

Unknown Measure Type