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November 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Dec 6 2:34am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (2243/2243)
51.0% Countywide Voter Turnout (662,296/1,298,891)

Statewide Results as of Nov 14 11:14am, 100% of Precincts Reporting (24726/24726)
48.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (7,424,799/15,303,469)

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  • State Executive

    Governor; State of California

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California

    Secretary of State; State of California

    State Controller; State of California

    State Treasurer; State of California

    Attorney General; State of California

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California

    State Board of Equalization

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 3

    US Congress

    United States Representative; District 40

    • Ed Royce, Republican
      90,745 votes 67.7%
    • Christina Avalos, Democratic
      39,465 votes 29.5%
    • Charles R. "Chuck" McGlawn, Libertarian
      3,871 votes 2.8%

    United States Representative; District 42

    • Gary G. Miller, Republican
      95,629 votes 67.7%
    • Richard Waldron, Democratic
      41,234 votes 29.1%
    • Donald Yee, Libertarian
      4,580 votes 3.2%

    United States Representative; District 44

    • Ken Calvert, Republican
      72,768 votes 63.4%
    • Louis Vandenberg, Democratic
      36,637 votes 31.9%
    • Phill Courtney, Green
      5,482 votes 4.7%

    United States Representative; District 46

    • Dana Rohrabacher, Republican
      106,804 votes 61.8%
    • Gerrie Schipske, Democratic
      59,687 votes 34.6%
    • Keith Gann, Libertarian
      6,340 votes 3.6%
    • Thomas Lash (Write-in)

    United States Representative; District 47

    • Loretta Sanchez, Democratic
      41,282 votes 60.9%
    • Jeff Chavez, Republican
      23,662 votes 34.9%
    • Paul Marsden, Libertarian
      2,871 votes 4.2%
    • Michael J. Monge (Write-in)
    • Kenneth M. Valenzuela Fisher (Write-in)

    United States Representative; District 48

    • Christopher Cox, Republican
      120,643 votes 68.5%
    • John Graham, Democratic
      50,066 votes 28.4%
    • Joe Michael Cobb, Libertarian
      5,495 votes 3.1%

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 34

    • Joe Dunn, Democratic
      61,843 votes 62%
    • Araceli Gonzalez, Republican
      37,961 votes 38%

    State Senator; District 38

    • Bill Morrow, Republican
      128,911 votes 65.9%
    • Philip G. Hanneman, Democratic
      59,034 votes 30.2%
    • Lars R. Grossmith, Libertarian
      7,689 votes 3.9%

    State Assembly

    Member; California State Assembly; District 56

    • Rudy Bermudez, Democratic
      38,648 votes 61.5%
    • John W. Brantuk, Sr., Republican
      24,246 votes 38.5%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 60

    • Robert "Bob" Pacheco, Republican
      61,379 votes 69%
    • Adrian Lincoln Martinez, Democratic
      27,602 votes 31%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 67

    Member; California State Assembly; District 68

    Member; California State Assembly; District 69

    • Lou Correa, Democratic
      24,894 votes 65.4%
    • Reuben Ross, Republican
      13,228 votes 34.6%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 70

    • John Campbell, Republican
      72,463 votes 66.9%
    • John Kane, Democratic
      32,822 votes 30.3%
    • Paul Studier, Libertarian
      3,135 votes 2.8%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 71

    • Todd Spitzer, Republican
      68,855 votes 73.1%
    • Bea Foster, Democratic
      25,444 votes 26.9%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 72

    • Lynn Daucher, Republican
      51,845 votes 67.9%
    • G. Nanjundappa, Democratic
      21,473 votes 28%
    • Brian Lee Cross, Libertarian
      3,147 votes 4.1%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 73

    • Patricia C. "Pat" Bates, Republican
      60,549 votes 67.3%
    • Kathleen Calzada, Democratic
      25,955 votes 28.8%
    • Bob Vondruska, Libertarian
      3,570 votes 3.9%

    Judicial

    Justice; California State Supreme Court (Yes/No)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 4 Division 1 (Yes/No)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 4 Division 2 (Yes/No)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 4 Division 3 (Yes/No)

    Superior Court Judge; County of Orange; Office 21

    Superior Court Judge; County of Orange; Office 22

    Superior Court Judge; County of Orange; Office 27

    School

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    Trustee; North Orange County Community College District; Trustee Area 4

    • Donna Miller
      68,253 votes 49.9%
    • John J. Marcinko
      29,702 votes 21.7%
    • Tony Roberts
      22,923 votes 16.8%
    • Tracy G. Campbell
      15,885 votes 11.6%

    Trustee; Coast Community College District; Trustee Area 1

    Trustee; Rancho Santiago Community College District; Trustee Area 2

    • John R. Hanna
      47,318 votes 71.1%
    • Steve Rocco
      19,247 votes 28.9%

    Board Member; Brea Olinda Unified School District (4 Elected)

    Trustee; Capistrano Unified School District; Trustee Area 4

    Trustee; Capistrano Unified School District; Trustee Area 7

    Board Member; Garden Grove Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Bob Harden
      20,778 votes 32.6%
    • Lan Nguyen
      18,849 votes 29.5%
    • Terry Cantrell
      18,750 votes 29.4%
    • Karentracy Moreland Urda
      5,443 votes 8.5%

    Board Member; Irvine Unified School District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

    • Sharon Wallin
      20,978 votes 40.1%
    • Steven "Steve" Choi
      15,007 votes 28.7%
    • Ruth Sanchez
      7,235 votes 13.8%
    • Mark S. Schuk
      6,198 votes 11.8%
    • Craig Shankman
      2,911 votes 5.6%

    Board Member; Irvine Unified School District; 2 Year Short Term

    Board Member; Laguna Beach Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Kathryn A. Turner
      5,887 votes 28.6%
    • Bob Whalen
      5,862 votes 28.5%
    • Betsy Jenkins
      5,379 votes 26.1%
    • Thomas C. Wilson
      3,475 votes 16.9%

    Board Member; Los Alamitos Unified School District (2 Elected)

    Trustee; Newport-Mesa Unified School District; Trustee Area 4

    • Serene R. Stokes
      26,748 votes 68.7%
    • Edward B. Loyd
      6,340 votes 16.3%
    • Ron Winship
      5,843 votes 15.0%

    Trustee; Newport-Mesa Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

    • Judy Franco
      27,288 votes 70.9%
    • Shelby Irene Cove
      11,223 votes 29.1%

    Trustee; Newport-Mesa Unified School District; Trustee Area 7

    Board Member; Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Saddleback Valley Unified School District (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Santa Ana Unified School District (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Tustin Unified School District (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Anaheim Union High School District (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Fullerton Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Huntington Beach Union High School District (3 Elected)

    • Matthew Harper
      29,220 votes 17.5%
    • Bonnie Castrey
      27,605 votes 16.5%
    • Brian Garland
      26,242 votes 15.7%
    • Rosemary Saylor
      24,516 votes 14.7%
    • Sylvia Garrett
      17,739 votes 10.6%
    • Jim Peters
      12,052 votes 7.2%
    • Sallie E. Dashiell
      12,050 votes 7.2%
    • Ted K. Tadayon
      9,303 votes 5.6%
    • Andrew Scott Patterson
      8,495 votes 5.1%

    Board Member; Buena Park School District (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Cypress School District (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Fullerton School District (3 Elected)

    • Ellen Ballard
      12,817 votes 27.5%
    • Minard Duncan
      12,076 votes 25.9%
    • Kevin J. Bass
      8,029 votes 17.2%
    • Jay Gray
      5,787 votes 12.4%
    • James C. Pelzer
      4,117 votes 8.8%
    • Ralph G. Baker, Jr.
      3,729 votes 8.0%

    Board Member; Huntington Beach City School District (3 Elected)

    • Shirley A. Carey
      14,454 votes 31.9%
    • Robert J. Mann
      13,755 votes 30.4%
    • Bill Wallace
      10,487 votes 23.2%
    • Rosa E. Latios
      6,575 votes 14.5%

    Board Member; Magnolia School District (3 Elected)

    • Esther H. Wallace
      4,350 votes 29.9%
    • Barbara Quintana
      4,317 votes 29.7%
    • Clifford E. Breeden, Jr.
      3,335 votes 23.0%
    • Phillip Tufui Wolfgramm
      2,527 votes 17.4%

    Board Member; Ocean View School District (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Westminster School District (3 Elected)

    County

    County Clerk/Recorder; County of Orange

    Public Administrator; County of Orange

    City

    Mayor; City of Anaheim

    Council Member; City of Anaheim (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Brea (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Buena Park (3 Elected)

    • Patsy Marshall
      7,135 votes 24.5%
    • Art Brown
      6,317 votes 21.7%
    • Don McCay
      6,218 votes 21.4%
    • Jack Mauller
      5,627 votes 19.3%
    • Paul D. Gonzales
      3,826 votes 13.1%

    Council Member; City of Costa Mesa (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Cypress (3 Elected)

    • Mike McGill
      7,146 votes 23.7%
    • Frank S. McCoy
      6,225 votes 20.7%
    • Lydia Sondhi
      5,547 votes 18.4%
    • Marvin Decarlo
      4,124 votes 13.7%
    • Thomas J. "Tom" Langan
      2,592 votes 8.6%
    • Kenneth Rempel
      1,872 votes 6.2%
    • Aric Anderson
      1,394 votes 4.6%
    • Jason Scrimpsher
      1,191 votes 4.0%

    Council Member; City of Dana Point (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Fountain Valley; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

    • Guy Carrozzo
      7,203 votes 19.4%
    • John Collins
      7,178 votes 19.3%
    • Cheryl Brothers
      6,377 votes 17.2%
    • Roger R. Stanton
      6,153 votes 16.6%
    • Samuel W. Lew
      5,596 votes 15.1%
    • William L. Bohrk
      2,451 votes 6.6%
    • Thomas A. Holmberg
      2,217 votes 6.0%

    Council Member; City of Fountain Valley; 2 Year Short Term

    • W.F. Gustav "Gus" Ayer
      4,223 votes 29.9%
    • Christopher Miles
      3,529 votes 25.0%
    • Chuck Conlosh
      2,786 votes 19.7%
    • Dennis R. White
      2,628 votes 18.6%
    • David J. Rodecker
      960 votes 6.8%

    Council Member; City of Fullerton; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

    • Don Bankhead
      16,997 votes 40.3%
    • Leland Wilson
      13,813 votes 32.8%
    • Jan M. Flory
      11,324 votes 26.9%

    Council Member; City of Fullerton; 2 Year Term

    Mayor; City of Garden Grove

    • Bruce A. Broadwater
      19,746 votes 66.7%
    • Anthony Joseph "Tony" Flores
      7,926 votes 26.8%
    • Will B. King
      1,954 votes 6.6%

    Council Member; City of Garden Grove (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Huntington Beach (4 Elected)

    City Attorney; City of Huntington Beach

    Mayor; City of Irvine

    • Larry Agran
      19,886 votes 53.4%
    • Mike House
      17,358 votes 46.6%

    Council Member; City of Irvine (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Laguna Beach (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Laguna Hills (3 Elected)

    • Craig Scott
      4,419 votes 23.7%
    • Melody Carruth
      4,341 votes 23.3%
    • Randal J. Bressette
      4,229 votes 22.7%
    • Cindy Greengold
      3,787 votes 20.3%
    • Marie Mortensen
      1,863 votes 10.0%

    Council Member; City of Laguna Niguel (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Laguna Woods (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of La Habra (2 Elected)

    • Steve Simonian
      5,588 votes 33.2%
    • James "Jim" Gomez
      4,113 votes 24.5%
    • Tim Shaw
      2,868 votes 17.1%
    • Michael G. Tommer
      2,161 votes 12.9%
    • Douglas T. Cox
      1,357 votes 8.1%
    • Joey Amaro
      729 votes 4.3%

    Council Member; City of Lake Forest (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of La Palma (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Los Alamitos (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Mission Viejo (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Newport Beach; District 1

    • Tod W. Ridgeway
      13,541 votes 55.8%
    • Madelene Arakelian
      8,090 votes 33.3%
    • Marianne E. Zippi
      2,649 votes 10.9%

    Council Member; City of Newport Beach; District 3

    Council Member; City of Newport Beach; District 4

    Council Member; City of Newport Beach; District 6

    • Richard "Dick" Nichols
      10,929 votes 46.6%
    • Bernie P. Svalstad
      9,833 votes 41.9%
    • Laura B. Dietz
      2,713 votes 11.6%

    Mayor; City of Orange

    • Mark A. Murphy
      22,029 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of Orange (2 Elected)

    • Carolyn V. Cavecche
      17,067 votes 38.5%
    • Steven Frank Ambriz
      8,621 votes 19.5%
    • Mike Perry
      5,601 votes 12.6%
    • Mark J. Burkhardt
      5,514 votes 12.4%
    • Ernest J. Glasgow
      4,031 votes 9.1%
    • Fred Dageforde
      2,484 votes 5.6%
    • Jimmy Lona
      985 votes 2.2%

    Council Member; City of Placentia (2 Elected)

    City Clerk; City of Placentia

    • Patrick J. Melia
      4,917 votes 51.9%
    • Tom Underhill, Jr.
      3,560 votes 37.6%
    • John Walcek
      999 votes 10.5%

    Council Member; City of Rancho Santa Margarita; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

    • Gary Thompson
      6,796 votes 34.9%
    • Neil C. Blais
      6,378 votes 32.7%
    • James M. "Jim" Thor
      6,308 votes 32.4%

    Council Member; City of Rancho Santa Margarita; 2 Year Short Term

    • Jerry Holloway
      5,023 votes 55.6%
    • Christy Riley
      4,011 votes 44.4%

    Council Member; City of San Clemente (3 Elected)

    • Susan Ritschel
      8,037 votes 21.1%
    • Joe Anderson
      7,509 votes 19.7%
    • Wayne Eggleston
      7,372 votes 19.3%
    • Scott Diehl
      6,734 votes 17.6%
    • James A. Gregerson
      4,535 votes 11.9%
    • Elizabeth J. McMahon
      3,969 votes 10.4%

    Council Member; City of San Juan Capistrano; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of San Juan Capistrano; 2 Year Short Term

    Mayor; City of Santa Ana

    • Miguel A. Pulido
      25,669 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of Santa Ana; Ward 2

    Council Member; City of Santa Ana; Ward 4

    • Alberta Dolores Christy
      18,256 votes 62.8%
    • Zeke Hernandez
      10,828 votes 37.2%

    Council Member; City of Santa Ana; Ward 6

    Council Member; City of Stanton (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Tustin (2 Elected)

    Mayor; City of Westminster

    Council Member; City of Westminster (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Yorba Linda (2 Elected)

    • Ken Ryan
      6,835 votes 21.4%
    • Keri Lynn Wilson
      5,927 votes 18.6%
    • Mark Schwing
      5,924 votes 18.6%
    • Lee Snyder
      4,351 votes 13.7%
    • Diana Hudson
      3,790 votes 11.9%
    • Walter S. Bruckner
      1,703 votes 5.3%
    • Robert Potter
      1,697 votes 5.3%
    • Michael A. Burns
      1,647 votes 5.2%

    Special District

    Board Member; Capistrano Bay Community Services District (3 Elected)

    • Joseph C. Dunn
      81 votes 27.3%
    • Fred Jahnke
      61 votes 20.5%
    • Donley L. Brady
      60 votes 20.2%
    • Basil D. Rose
      56 votes 18.9%
    • Ralph A. Marsden
      39 votes 13.1%

    Board Member; Rossmoor Community Services District (2 Elected)

    • Alfred A. Coletta
      2,473 votes 46.2%
    • Steve Thronson
      1,913 votes 35.7%
    • Timothy A. Rivard
      967 votes 18.1%

    Board Member; Three Arch Bay Community Services District (2 Elected)

    • Sherry Brown
      260 votes 34.0%
    • Al Mendel, Jr.
      202 votes 26.4%
    • Dean Stephan
      169 votes 22.1%
    • Jon A. Nord
      134 votes 17.5%

    Board Member; Costa Mesa Sanitary District (3 Elected)

    • Arlene Schafer
      9,437 votes 19.8%
    • Dan Worthington
      7,415 votes 15.6%
    • Greg Woodside
      7,414 votes 15.6%
    • Chuck Perry
      6,631 votes 13.9%
    • Tom Dethlefsen
      4,848 votes 10.2%
    • Paul T. Stromberg
      3,522 votes 7.4%
    • James R. Fisler
      2,521 votes 5.3%
    • Douglas J. Scribner
      2,519 votes 5.3%
    • Louis H. Smith
      2,296 votes 4.8%
    • Richard G. Culbertson
      1,063 votes 2.2%

    Board Member; Midway City Sanitary District (3 Elected)

    Director; El Toro Water District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

    • William H. Kahn
      9,175 votes 41.3%
    • Jerard B. Werner
      8,558 votes 38.6%
    • John P. Chihorek
      4,457 votes 20.1%

    Director; El Toro Water District; 2 Year Short Term

    Board Member; Irvine Ranch Water District (2 Elected)

    • Brian J. Brady
      35,885 votes 41.6%
    • Peer A. Swan
      31,322 votes 36.3%
    • Steve Moore
      5,214 votes 6.0%
    • Stephen P. Sanchez
      4,091 votes 4.7%
    • Jack Wu
      3,730 votes 4.3%
    • David Jennings
      2,350 votes 2.7%
    • George M. Kornievsky
      2,069 votes 2.4%
    • Vince Mull
      1,651 votes 1.9%

    Board Member; Moulton-Niguel Water District; Division 2

    • Gerald E. Buck
      2,507 votes 59.6%
    • Joel W. Bergman
      1,696 votes 40.4%

    Board Member; Moulton-Niguel Water District; Division 3

    • Ernie M. Ellsworth
      3,551 votes 64.1%
    • David Moore
      1,985 votes 35.9%

    Board Member; Moulton-Niguel Water District; Division 4

    • Laurence R. "Larry" Lizotte
      3,314 votes 83.6%
    • Richard P. Arduino
      650 votes 16.4%

    Board Member; Santa Margarita Water District (2 Elected)

    Board Member; East Orange County Water District (3 Elected)

    • Gary R. Veeh
      9,209 votes 25.2%
    • Richard B. Bell
      8,529 votes 23.3%
    • Richard E. "Dick" Barrett
      5,673 votes 15.5%
    • W. F. "Bill" Davenport, Jr.
      4,784 votes 13.1%
    • Angela Frembling
      3,183 votes 8.7%
    • Larry Silverman
      2,088 votes 5.7%
    • Jeffrey Byrnes
      1,574 votes 4.3%
    • Jimm Vest
      1,515 votes 4.1%

    Board Member; Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District (2 Elected)

    • Kathie Lynn Matsuyama
      3,523 votes 34.5%
    • Jack W. Rosenthal
      2,852 votes 27.9%
    • Jim Bell
      2,345 votes 23.0%
    • Jon M. Lang
      1,487 votes 14.6%

    Board Member; Mesa Consolidated Water District; Division 5

    • Mike Healey
      2,583 votes 71.5%
    • David Schneider
      1,030 votes 28.5%

    Board Member; Orange County Water District; Division 1

    • Kathryn L. Barr
      16,094 votes 58.0%
    • John F. Bankson
      7,292 votes 26.3%
    • Richard G. Newhouse
      4,366 votes 15.7%

    Board Member; Orange County Water District; Division 5

    • Paul Cook
      18,933 votes 46.9%
    • Saul Hirschmann
      8,323 votes 20.6%
    • James Barone
      5,128 votes 12.7%
    • Timothy J. Owen
      3,658 votes 9.1%
    • Sidney A. Stokes
      1,775 votes 4.4%
    • Chris Herrington
      1,485 votes 3.7%
    • Daniel J. Sharer
      619 votes 1.5%
    • Ryan G. Rekers
      432 votes 1.1%

    Board Member; Orange County Water District; Division 7

    • Jan Debay
      17,839 votes 51.4%
    • Heather K. Somers
      6,470 votes 18.6%
    • David Richards
      4,813 votes 13.9%
    • Timothy Johnson
      2,188 votes 6.3%
    • Tara Drennen
      1,774 votes 5.1%
    • Edward S. Beneville
      1,125 votes 3.2%
    • Bradford D. Calvin
      517 votes 1.5%

    Board Member; Santiago County Water District (2 Elected)

    • Steve Kerrigan
      291 votes 37.4%
    • Maryann Brown
      284 votes 36.5%
    • Robert E. Morris
      203 votes 26.1%

    Board Member; South Coast Water District (2 Elected)

    • Bob Moore
      5,063 votes 29.8%
    • Joel R. Bishop
      3,822 votes 22.5%
    • Ingrid McGuire
      3,259 votes 19.2%
    • Douglas A. Erdman
      1,276 votes 7.5%
    • Matt Ehrhart
      1,168 votes 6.9%
    • John J. Dunn
      742 votes 4.4%
    • G. Eric Slusher
      730 votes 4.3%
    • Glen Montgomery
      709 votes 4.2%
    • Ezra Wyman
      211 votes 1.2%

    Board Member; Yorba Linda Water District (3 Elected)

    • Paul R. Armstrong
      9,975 votes 24.5%
    • John Wallace Summerfield
      9,162 votes 22.5%
    • William R. "Bill" Mills
      7,996 votes 19.6%
    • Mark Abramowitz
      7,728 votes 19.0%
    • Ronald K. Hess
      4,014 votes 9.9%
    • Joe Daigneault
      1,865 votes 4.6%

    Board Member; Municipal Water District of Orange County; Division 1

    • Brett R. Barbre
      33,523 votes 68.8%
    • Carol Ann Holcomb
      11,204 votes 23.0%
    • Mike Tucker
      4,011 votes 8.2%

    Board Member; Municipal Water District of Orange County; Division 2

    • Larry D. Dick
      27,941 votes 59.8%
    • Mitchell Parsons
      8,813 votes 18.8%
    • William D. Little, Jr.
      4,054 votes 8.7%
    • Robert L. Douglas
      3,776 votes 8.1%
    • Gabor Takacs
      1,537 votes 3.3%
    • Will B. King
      640 votes 1.4%

    Board Member; Municipal Water District of Orange County; Division 5

    Board Member; Buena Park Library District (2 Elected)

    • Lucinda Alibrandi
      5,838 votes 33.3%
    • Bob Niccum
      3,928 votes 22.4%
    • Shandarea Easton
      3,690 votes 21.0%
    • Diana R. Griffiths
      2,717 votes 15.5%
    • George Lippman
      1,383 votes 7.9%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 46 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002
    3,895,071 / 57.5% Yes votes ...... 2,880,506 / 42.5% No votes
    Should the state create a trust fund by selling two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) in general obligation funds to fund twenty-one types of housing programs--including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing?

    Proposition 47 Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002
    4,044,743 / 59.0% Yes votes ...... 2,809,844 / 41.0% No votes
    Should the state sell thirteen billion fifty million dollars ($13,050,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?

    Proposition 48 Court Consolidation
    4,642,292 / 72.8% Yes votes ...... 1,735,074 / 27.2% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to delete references to the municipal courts?

    Proposition 49 Before and After School Programs. State Grants
    3,857,409 / 56.6% Yes votes ...... 2,958,458 / 43.4% No votes
    Should funding for before and after school programs be substantially increased, and starting in 2004-05, should general funds be permanently earmarked for this program?

    Proposition 50 Water Quality, Supply and Safe Drinking Water Projects. Coastal Wetlands Purchase and Protection
    3,727,561 / 55.4% Yes votes ...... 3,006,792 / 44.6% No votes
    Should the state borrow three billion four hundred forty million dollars ($3,440,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for a variety of water projects including coastal protection, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, integrated regional water management, safe drinking water, and water quality?

    Proposition 51 Distribution of Existing Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax
    2,712,675 / 41.4% Yes votes ...... 3,839,788 / 58.6% No votes
    Should the sales and use taxes raised from the sale or lease of motor vehicles be permanently allocated to specific transportation projects?

    Proposition 52 Election Day Voter Registration
    2,745,473 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 4,019,211 / 59.4% No votes
    Should legally eligible California residents presenting proof of current residence be allowed to register to vote on Election Day?

    Local Measures

    Measure A Campaign Reform Ordinance -- County of Orange
    188,224 / 34.8% Yes votes ...... 352,374 / 65.2% No votes
    Shall the County of Orange Reform Ordinance be repealed and reenacted to allow an increase in the campaign contribution limit only if approved by the voters, allow intra-candidate transfers of campaign funds, require additional reporting of late independent expenditures, allow the Board of Supervisors to establish an administrative procedure for the enforcement of the Ordinance and make other changes in the Ordinance

    Measure B Environmental Remediation -- County of Orange (Advisory)
    317,289 / 60.7% Yes votes ...... 205,686 / 39.3% No votes
    Advisory Vote Only. Prior to the transfer of ownership of MCAS El Toro, a toxic "Superfund" site, should the County demand from the Department of the Navy that the following conditions be met: 1) a complete and thorough study of the toxic contamination found or expected to be found at El Toro that incorporates and addresses the inconsistent toxic finding s of the Department of Navy's analysis, the local redevelopment authority's "GeoSyntec Report", and the City of Irvine study entitled "Navy's Underestimation of Solvent Contamination at the MCAS, El Toro"; 2)remediation costs necessary for its intended use, including identification of funds to complete removal of all toxic contamination; 3) the identification of funds to reimburse the community for any direct or consequential damages or costs the community incurs as a result of contamination; and 4) that the actual clean-up and remediation of El Toro must be completed prior to its transfer or sale?

    Measure C School Bond -- Coast Community College District
    88,461 / 65.1% Yes votes ...... 47,449 / 34.9% No votes
    Orange Coast, Golden West and Coastline Community College Classroom Repair. Public Safety Education Measure. To prepare students for 4-year colleges and jobs, train nurses/police, by improving campus security/fire safety Repairing leaking roofs, upgrading wiring for computer technology; Renovating deteriorating classrooms/libraries; Repairing /acquiring/constructing/equipping buildings, sites, high-tech learning centers; shall Coast Community College District issue $370,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, appoint Citizens Oversight committee, perform annual audits, with no money for administrators' salaries?

    Measure E School Bond -- Rancho Santiago Community College District
    50,597 / 64.0% Yes votes ...... 28,449 / 36.0% No votes
    Santa Ana College/Santiago Canyon College Student Safety, Classroom Repair/Technology Renovation Measure. To prepare students for 4-year college and jobs; Relieve overcrowding; Improve fire safety/security; Train teachers, nurses, firefighters, and police/sheriffs; Repair wiring/upgrade computer technology; Renovate libraries/classrooms; Repair/acquire/construct/equip college sites, buildings, laboratories and classrooms; shall Rancho Santiago Community College District issue $337,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, appoint Citizens' Oversight Committee, perform annual audits, with no money for administrator's salaries?

    Measure G School Bond -- Proposed School Facilities Improvement District 2002-1
    12,517 / 67.1% Yes votes ...... 6,146 / 32.9% No votes
    To increase safety, repair and renovate classrooms, restrooms, inadequate/aging infrastructure by rehabilitating, modernizing or replacing school facilities, including furniture/equipment, or the acquisition/lease of real property for schools, shall School Facilities Improvement District No. 2002-1 of the Tustin Unified School District issue not to exceed $80.000,000 in bonds at interest rates below legal limits, with bond expenditures to benefit only local schools, with no money for administration/salaries, subject to strict citizen oversight as required by law?

    Measure H School Facility Improvement Bond -- Centralia School District
    5,684 / 67.1% Yes votes ...... 2,783 / 32.9% No votes
    To improve the quality of education, shall the Centralia School district be authorized to finance classroom modernization; upgrade electrical systems to improve student access to technology; make health, safety, and security improvements; upgrade plumbing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; repair and replace roofs ;and qualify for State funds up to $11,000,000, by issuing $17,500,000 in bonds, with maximum legal interest rates, with annual audits, a citizens' oversight committee and no money for teacher or administrators' salaries?

    Measure I 911 Police, Fire, and Paramedic Tax -- City of Buena Park (Two-Thirds Vote Required)
    7,989 / 65.8% Yes votes ...... 4,149 / 34.2% No votes
    To improve 9-1-1 reliability and response time; build a new police headquarters with a modern crime lab and an earthquake-resistant Emergency Operations Center coordinating fire, paramedic, and police services; to upgrade computer hardware, software communications and systems for patrol cars; expand the City Jail to include a new detention facility for juveniles; with independent audits, appropriations limit and a citizens oversight committee monitoring budget, schedule, and project commitments, shall a special tax not to exceed $19 per year for a single family parcel(with rates for other parcels based on land use and size) be levied, as described in Resolution 111742?

    Measure J City Manager Residency -- City of Cypress (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    6,091 / 59.1% Yes votes ...... 4,207 / 40.9% No votes
    Shall Section 600 of the City Charter of the City of Cypress be amended to change the language of the residency requirement of the City Manager, which has been ruled unconstitutional under the California Constitution, Article XI, section 10, subdivision (b)?

    Measure K Board, Commission Vacancies -- City of Cypress (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    7,461 / 72.4% Yes votes ...... 2,841 / 27.6% No votes
    Shall Sections 802 and 805 of the City Charter of the City of Cypress be amended to require that appointments to fill a vacancy on a Board or Commission be made for the unexpired term of said office in order to preserve continuity of the advisory group?

    Measure L RV Parking -- City of Fountain Valley
    9,590 / 65.0% Yes votes ...... 5,153 / 35.0% No votes
    Shall the City of Fountain Valley prohibit the parking of recreational vehicles with a length in excess of twenty-two (22) feet, a width of eighty-four (84) inches or a weight in excess of 10,000 pounds on residential streets, with loading or unloading, visitor and medical necessity exceptions?

    Measure M City Clerk Appointive Office -- City of Fullerton
    12,036 / 52.1% Yes votes ...... 11,081 / 47.9% No votes
    Shall the Office of City Clerk be appointive?

    Measure N Increase Visitor Tax to 13% -- City of Garden Grove
    15,801 / 55.6% Yes votes ...... 12,623 / 44.4% No votes
    Shall an ordinance which increases the hotel visitors tax from 10% to 13% be adopted?

    Measure O Appropriation Limit -- City of Laguna Woods (Majority Approval Required)
    7,437 / 80.1% Yes votes ...... 1,843 / 19.9% No votes
    Shall the permanent appropriations limit of the City of Laguna Woods be set at $4,165,544?

    Measure P Appropriations Increase -- City of Laguna Woods (Majority Approval Required)
    6,586 / 70.8% Yes votes ...... 2,721 / 29.2% No votes
    Shall the appropriations limit of the City of Laguna Woods be increased during Fiscal Years 2002-03 through 2005-06 for the statutory increase in motor-vehicle-in-lieu fees provided to newly incorporated cities?

    Measure Q Utility User's Tax -- City of Los Alamitos
    1,781 / 67.6% Yes votes ...... 855 / 32.4% No votes
    Shall Ordinance 540 remain in effect, continuing the existing , and not to exceed, six (6) percent utility users tax in the City of Los Alamitos to fund general city services such as police, parks, children's and senior programs, and street repairs, and further, that low-income households(regardless of age) remain exempt from the tax, and that the tax is subject to an annual financial review?

    Measure R City Council Term Limit -- City of Placentia (Charter Amendment)
    6,833 / 71.6% Yes votes ...... 2,711 / 28.4% No votes
    Shall Section 600 of the Charter of the City of Placentia be amended to limit to three consecutive terms the number of terms of office to which a person can be elected as a member of the City Council?

    Measure S Mayor/Council Compensation -- City of Placentia (Charter Amendment)
    3,342 / 35.3% Yes votes ...... 6,128 / 64.7% No votes
    Shall Section 602 of the Charter of the City of Placentia be amended to provide for three (3) annual increases of $100.00 per month in the compensation to be paid to the Mayor and the Members of the City Council?

    Measure T Date Council Elect Mayor -- City of Placentia (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    7,557 / 81.1% Yes votes ...... 1,763 / 18.9% No votes
    Shall Section 604 of the Charter of the City of Placentia be amended to clarify the date on which the City Council elects a Mayor?

    Measure U Public Works Contracts -- City of Placentia (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    6,959 / 74.9% Yes votes ...... 2,330 / 25.1% No votes
    Shall Section 608 of the Charter of the City of Placentia be amended to require competitive bidding on public works projects involving an expenditure of more than $25,000.00, or in the alternate, to provide for the award of public works contracts by a best value process, including design , build and construction manager at risk approaches, as approved by the City Council and adopted by Ordinance?

    Measure V Punishment for Violation -- City of Placentia (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    6,128 / 67.2% Yes votes ...... 2,991 / 32.8% No votes
    Shall Section 6020 and 1401 of the Charter of the City of Placentia be amended to provide (1)that punishment for violating the provisions of the City Municipal Code and the City Charter be increased to the maximum extent provided by state law and (2) for recovery by the City of its investigative and enforcement costs relating to violation of the City Municipal Code and City Charter?

    Measure W Stagger Terms of Office -- City of Placentia (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    6,468 / 71.7% Yes votes ...... 2,559 / 28.3% No votes
    Shall Section 902 of the Charter of the City of Placentia be amended to provide for staggered terms of office for members of City Boards and Commissions?

    Measure X Cable TV Franchise -- City of Placentia (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    5,087 / 56.3% Yes votes ...... 3,942 / 43.7% No votes
    Shall Section 1300 of the Charter of the City of Placentia be amended to specify cable television as a utility for which the City Council may grant a franchise?

    Measure Y Appointment of City Clerk and Treasurer -- City of Placentia (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    2,680 / 30.4% Yes votes ...... 6,135 / 69.6% No votes
    Shall Article VII of the Charter of the City of Placentia be repealed and Sections 800 and 1211 of the Charter be amended to change the elected offices of the City Clerk and City Treasurer to offices appointed by the City Administrator?

    Measure Z Restore Utility Tax to 5% -- City of Placentia (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    3,434 / 37.7% Yes votes ...... 5,663 / 62.3% No votes
    Initiative Ordinance No.2002-01: Shall Sections
    3.28.020(a), 3.28.030(a), 3.28.040(a) and 3.28.060 of the Municipal Code of the City of Placentia be amended to restore the City's utility user tax to the previously existing rate of five percent (5%) on telephone, electricity, gas and cable television use?

    Measure AA Use of Utility User Tax -- City of Placentia (Advisory - Majority Approval Required)
    4,049 / 45.0% Yes votes ...... 4,940 / 55.0% No votes
    ADVISORY VOTE ONLY. Use of the Utility User Tax. THIS MEASURE DOES NOT INCREASE TAXES AND IS NOT BINDING ON THE CITY COUNCIL. . Shall any portion of the funds from any voter-approved increase in the City's Utility User's Tax be used for increases to City Employee, including police employee, compensation (salaries and/or benefits)?

    Measure BB Appropriations Limit -- City of Rancho Santa Margarita
    6,751 / 73.5% Yes votes ...... 2,439 / 26.5% No votes
    Shall the permanent appropriations limit to the City be set at $10,623,045.00 with an increase of $5,000,000 over four years to prevent of forfeiture of projected increases in revenue from non-residential development and preservation of state-provided revenues?

    Measure CC Whispering Hills Rezoning -- City of San Juan Capistrano (Majority Approval Required)
    4,422 / 43.7% Yes votes ...... 5,694 / 56.3% No votes
    Shall an ordinance providing for the rezoning of 356 acres of real property known as Whispering Hills Estates (located on the west side of La Pata, just north of the Prima Deschecha Landfill) from the Growth Management District ("GM") to Planned Community District ("PC") for the purpose of allowing a high school and construction of 175 residential units be approved?

    Measure DD Sale of Lower Rosan Property -- City of San Juan Capistrano
    3,208 / 31.0% Yes votes ...... 7,137 / 69.0% No votes
    ADVISORY ONLY. Should the San Juan Capistrano Community Redevelopment Agency sell 13.22 acres of undeveloped real property, commonly referred to as the "Lower Rosan property" located north of Stonehill Drive between the railroad tracks and San Juan Creek, to the Home Depot Corporation for 9 million dollars?

    Measure EE Increase Transient Tax -- City of Seal Beach (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    4,578 / 49.6% Yes votes ...... 4,651 / 50.4% No votes
    Shall Ordinance No. 1485, which increases the Transient Occupancy tax from 9% to 12%, be adopted?

    Measure FF Residential Rent Control -- City of Seal Beach (Charter Amendment)
    4,530 / 49.3% Yes votes ...... 4,659 / 50.7% No votes

    Measure GG Business Utility Tax -- City of Irvine (Majority Approval Required)
    9,867 / 30.4% Yes votes ...... 22,575 / 69.6% No votes
    Shall Measure GG, which would repeal the 1.5% business utility user's tax paid by businesses but not residents in Irvine, be enacted?


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