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Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Measure B
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County of Santa Clara

Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Requried

199,467 / 42.23% Yes votes ...... 272,823 / 57.77% No votes

See Also: Index of all Measures

Results as of Dec 15 1:34pm, 100.00%% of Precincts Reporting (1088/1088)
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Shall the Charter be amended to permit the voters to approve or disapprove decisions made by arbitrators in labor negotiation disputes after the Board of Supervisors finds that those decisions will substantially interfere with the Board's authority over the financial and employment affairs of the County or will result in greater cost than the County's last proposal during negotiations, if the Charter has been amended to require binding arbitration for labor negotiation disputes?
YES
NO

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Events

Pros & Cons

  • Wed., Oct. 6 at 7 p.m., Channing House Auditorium, 850 Webster St., Palo Alto. Sponsored by LWV. - State ballot measures, County measures A,B,& C, and Measure I, the Palo Alto parcel tax increase.
  • Thurs., Oct. 14, 2 - 3:20 p.m., Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Sponsored by LWV. - State ballot measures, County measures A,B,& C, and Measure I, the Palo Alto parcel tax increase.
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Arguments For Measure B Arguments Against Measure B
The official argument for Measure B is contained in your sample ballot and in this Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file: http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/scl/pdf/B.A.I.F.pdf

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Rebuttal to Arguments For
The rebuttal to the official argument for Measure B is contained in your sample ballot and in this Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file: http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/scl/pdf/B.R.A.F.pdf

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The official argument against Measure B is contained in your sample ballot and in this Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file: http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/scl/pdf/B.A.A.pdf

To download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader go to: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Rebuttal to Arguments Against
The rebuttal to the official argument against Measure B is contained in your sample ballot and in this Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file: http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/scl/pdf/B.R.A.A.pdf

To download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader go to: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html


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