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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/09/1993 BALLOT SAMPLE OFFICIAL SPECIAL STATE ELECTION BALLOT BALLOT JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON NOVEMBER 9, 1993 ~ CARD# CITY OF ASHLAND 15-1. REPEALS FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX QUESTION: Shall the food and beverage tax adopted by the voters in March, 1993 be repealed? SUMMARY: The food and beverage tax was adopted by the voters in March 1993. The tax is imposed on food and beverages sold in restaurants and other similar facilities. The tax is required to be used for acquisition of open space lands and easements and for state mandated sewage treatment methods. A yes vote will repeal this tax. 15-2. REDUCES FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX IF STATE SALES TAX ADOPTED QUESTION: if state sales tax is adopted, shall food and beverage tax be reduced 4% eliminating sewage treatment funds? SUMMARY: The food and beverage tax adopted by the voters last March is currently 5%. The tax is on food and beverages sold in restaurants and other similar facilities. The tax is used to purchase future parkland and for state mandated sewage treatment methods. A yes vote reduces this tax to 1% and eliminates funding from this tax for sewage treatment methods. This is a competing measure to the measure to repeal the food and beverage tax. Whichever measure receives the most affirmative votes will prevail. I format OFFICIAL SPECIAL STATE ELECTION BALLOT JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON NOVEMBER 9, '1993 II IBALLOT CARD # TO WN OF BUTTE FALLS 15-3. AMEND TOWN CHARTER TO PERMIT SELLING OF EXCESS WATER QUESTION: Shall Butte Falls amend sec. (9) of Town Charter to permit selling of surplus water for economic benefit? SUMMARY: Change charter to read: To provide water to inhabitants of the Town and sell any surplus waters above domestic needs of Town inhabitants to any person, or corporation in or outside the Town limits. END OF BALLOT