Measures on Fresno County’s ballot ask voters to approve huge sums. See the details here
Fresno County has a total of 21 local measures that will appear on the Nov. 5 general election ballots in various parts of the county. Where you live will determine how many of these you’ll be asked to consider on or before Election Day.
Most of the measures involve school bonds. A dozen school districts, including a pair of community college districts, are asking voters to approve general obligation bonds that would increase property tax assessments to pay for improvements for facilities and other needs. Collectively, if all of those bond measures are approved by voters, they would add up to more than $2 billion in new bonded debt.
In addition to the school bonds, however, there are other issues coming before voters in various communities, from raising or maintaining higher sales taxes for government services, to term limits for elected officials, changing elected positions to appointed jobs, expanding the membership of a local fire district board, and approving a proposed annexation.
Here’s the complete roster of local ballot measures in Fresno:
School bonds, in alphabetical order
- Measure A - Clovis Unified School District: A $400 million bond requiring a 55% majority vote to pass.
- Measure C - West Hills Community College District (includes part of neighboring San Benito and Monterey counties): A $19 million bond requiring a 55% majority vote to pass.
- Measure D - Dinuba Unified School District (mostly in neighboring Tulare County): A $42 million bond requiring a 55% majority vote to pass.
- Measure F - Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District (includes part of neighboring Madera County): A $25 million bond requiring a 55% majority vote to pass.
- Measure H - Fresno Unified School District: A $500 million bond requiring a 55% majority vote to pass.
- Measure K - Kingsburg Joint Union High School District (includes part of neighboring Kings and Tulare counties): A $20 million bond requiring a 55% majority vote to pass.
- Measure M - Sanger Unified School District: A $175 million bond requiring a 55% majority vote to pass.
- Measure P - Parlier Unified School District: A $14.1 million bond requiring a 55% majority vote to pass.
- Measure Q - State Center Community College District: A $698 million bond that requires a 55% majority vote to pass.
- Measure U - Sierra Unified School District: a $24.15 million bond requiring a 55% majority vote to pass.
- Measure X - Central Unified School District: A $109 million bond requiring a 55% majority vote to pass.
Sales tax measures, in alphabetical order
- Measure J - City of Coalinga: A proposal to extend the expiration date to April 1, 2039, for an existing 1% sales tax for general city services. It requires a simple majority of 50% plus one vote to pass.
- Measure R - City of Sanger: A measure to extend an existing 0.75% sales tax to provide funds for police and fire services until voters decide to end the tax. The measure requires a simple majority of 50% plus one vote to pass.
- Measure Y - City of Clovis: A measure to impose a new 1% sales tax to cover the cost of public safety and other city services. It requires a simple majority of 50% plus one vote to pass.
Other city or community measures, in alphabetical order
- Measure N - Fig Garden Fire Protection District: A proposal to increase the size of the district’s board of directors from three to five members. The district encompasses some of the Old Fig Garden district, an unincorporated county island encompassed within the city of Fresno. The measure requires a simple majority of 50% plus one vote to pass.
- Measure T - City of Selma: A measure to establish limits of two two-year terms for mayor and two four-year terms for city council. It requires a simple majority of 50% plus one vote to pass.
- Measure V - City of Firebaugh: A measure to make the position of city clerk, currently an elected post, to an appointed position. It requires a simple majority of 50% plus one vote to pass.
- Measure W - City of Firebaugh: A measure to make the position of city treasurer, currently an elected post, to an appointed position. It requires a simple majority of 50% plus one vote to pass.
- Measure Z - City of Huron: A measure to change the term of office for mayor to four years from the existing two-year term.
- Measure BB - Ashlan-Hayes 2, 3, 4 annexation in west-central Fresno: A measure for about 140 acres of an unincorporated Fresno County island along Ashlan Avenue between Bryan and Polk avenues into the city of Fresno. The measure requires a simple majority of 50% plus one vote to pass.
This story was originally published August 27, 2024 at 5:00 AM.
