Orange County, California, Fiscal Impact Statement Requirement, Measure B (June 2016)

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Measure B: Orange County Fiscal Impact Statement Requirement

The basics
Election date:
June 7, 2016
Status:
a Approved
Topic:
Local elections and campaigns
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Orange County, California

A measure to require fiscal impact statements for countywide ballot measures was on the ballot for Orange County voters in Orange County, California, on June 7, 2016. It was approved.

| A yes vote was a vote in favor of requiring the county auditor-controller to provide fiscal impact statements for countywide ballot measures.

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| A no vote was a vote against requiring the county auditor-controller to provide fiscal impact statements for countywide ballot measures.

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## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 2.1 Ballot question
* 2.2 Impartial analysis
* 2.3 Full text
* 3 Path to the ballot
* 4 Recent news
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

## Election results

Orange County, Measure B

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  505,640|  85.96%
No| 82,615| 14.04%

Election results from Orange County Elections Office

## Text of measure[edit]

### Ballot question[edit]

The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]

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Shall the Charter for the County of Orange be amended to require the Auditor-Controller to prepare a fiscal impact statement for any countywide measure placed on the ballot?[2]

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### Impartial analysis[edit]

The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Orange County Counsel:

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California law permits the voters to amend the County Charter if a majority of the voters voting in an election approve the amendment. This measure, placed on the ballot by the Board of Supervisors for the County of Orange, would amend the Orange County Charter.

Orange County’s Charter provides that except as set forth in the Charter, the general law set forth in the Constitution of the State of California and the laws of the State of California shall govern the operations of the County of Orange. Existing State law provides that not later than 88 days prior to an election that includes a County ballot measure, the Board of Supervisors may direct the Auditor-Controller to review the measure, determine whether it would affect the revenues or expenditures of the County, and prepare a fiscal impact statement that estimates the amount of any increase or decrease in revenues or costs to the County if the proposed measure is adopted. The fiscal impact statement, which may not exceed 500 words in length, must then be printed preceding the arguments for and against the measure. Under existing law, the Board of Supervisors’ decision as to whether to direct the Auditor-Controller to prepare a fiscal impact statement is discretionary.

If approved, this measure would amend the Orange County Charter to require the Auditor-Controller to review any countywide measure placed on the ballot and prepare a fiscal impact statement. This requirement would apply to both County voter initiatives and measures placed on the ballot by the Board of Supervisors. The fiscal impact statement must estimate the amount, if any, of any increase or decrease in revenues or costs to the County and any applicable funding source or funding mechanism if the proposed measure is adopted. The measure requires the Auditor-Controller, when preparing a fiscal impact statement, to only identify those fiscal impacts that are readily discernable and not to speculate. The fiscal impact statement would be printed preceding the arguments for and against a measure and may not exceed 500 words in length.

Future changes to the County Charter, including this measure if adopted, must be submitted to the voters for approval.

A “yes” vote is a vote to amend the Charter of the County of Orange to require the Auditor-Controller to prepare a fiscal impact statement for any countywide measure placed on the ballot.

A “no” vote is a vote not to amend the Charter of the County of Orange.

A copy of the proposed amendment to the County Charter is posted on the Registrar of Voter’s website, http://www.ocvote.com/. Voters may also contact the Registrar of Voter’s office and request that a copy of the proposed amendment be mailed to them at no cost.[2]

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—Orange County Counsel[3]

### Full text[edit]

The full text of the measure is available here.

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Orange County, California.

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Orange County Local elections and campaigns. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Orange County, California, Fiscal Impact Statement Requirement, Measure B (June 2016) - Google News

## See also[edit]

Local measures

* Local measures in 2016
* Local elections and campaigns on the ballot
* Local charter amendments on the ballot
* Orange County measures

California

* June 7, 2016 measures in California
* Local ballot measures, California
* Orange County, California

News and analysis

* State and local preemption conflicts
* Measures advancing national agendas

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## External links[edit]

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* Orange County Elections Office website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Sample Ballot," accessed May 27, 2016
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
3. ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Impartial Analysis County of Orange Measure B," accessed May 27, 2016

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