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MEASURE G
Hayward Unified School District Parcel Tax
Shall the measure to support student learning/ protect local schools from deep budget cuts by sustaining strong reading, writing, math/ science programs; attracting/ retaining qualified teachers/ staff; and supporting all students, including those with special needs, by levying a $98 parcel tax for twelve years, providing approximately $4,000,000 annually that cannot be taken by the state/ federal government, with senior exemptions, annual inflation adjustments, and independent oversight, be adopted?
Vote Required: 2/3
Criteria:
1-Intent and structure of tax (i.e. a % or rate for a sales or transfer tax, or a $ per parcel for a parcel tax)
2- Amount of the tax generated per year
3 -Duration of the tax
4- Is this a Special or General tax?
5- Where is the money specifically going? (If a special tax)
6-Is there another similar tax already in place? If so that tax info should be included.
7-Will this take 2/3, vote or simple majority to pass?
8.-Extraneous language unrelated to the matter which could be considered as deceptive to the
voter.
SCORE: 3.5
Comments: The score was lowered from the maximum of five because of the failure to provide information on where the money was specifically going, and whether there were any existing taxes in place, and because of extraneous verbiage designed to influence a Yes vote such as “can’t be taken by the state” The state is a principal funder of schools and is unlikely to take away locally raised funds. Other extraneous verbiage includes “independent oversight”. That means little and should be expected anyway.
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BALLOT WATCH DOG 