Voters rejected the financial package by wide margins. The only proposition to pass was 1F, which would prevent certain elected officials from receiving salary increases during years when the state has a deficit.
Lake County voters closely mirrored the overall state results. With all 27 precincts reporting, Lake County voters said no to Propositions 1A through 1E, but approved Proposition 1F.
Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley's office reported that of the 33,010 registered voters, 9,746 – or 29.5 percent – case votes in Tuesday's special election.
Of that total, 11 percent, or 3,626 ballots, were cast at precincts, with 6,120, or 18.5 percent, cast by absentee.
Absentee, or vote by mail, voters have grown to account for about half of the county's registered voters, as Lake County News has reported.
Fridley reported that her office started processing absentee ballots last Friday. The official canvass will begin Wednesday and will continue daily – with the exception of weekends and the holiday – until completed.
The local and state results for the special election ballot measures are as follows, according to the Registrar of Voters office and the office of California Secretary of State Debra Bowen.
Proposition 1A: “Rainy Day” Stabilization Fund
Lake County
Yes 3,259 33.7%
No 6,399 66.3%
California
Yes 1,327,400 34.1 %
No 2,555,519 65.9 %
Proposition 1B: Education Fund Payment Plan
Lake County
Yes 3,586 37.2%
No 6,063 62.8%
California
Yes 1,452,535 37.4%
No 2,421,906 62.6%
Proposition 1C: Lottery Modernization Act
Lake County
Yes 3,384 35.0%
No 6,271 65.0%
California
Yes 1,368,222 35.4%
No 2,493,770 64.6%
Proposition 1D: Children's Services Funding
Lake County
Yes 3,121 32.4%
No 6,514 67.6%
California
Yes 1,324,252 34.2%
No 2,536,657 65.8%
Proposition 1E: Mental Health Fund Temporary Reallocation
Lake County
Yes 2,953 31.1%
No 6,557 68.9%
California
Yes 1,292,437 33.6%
No 2,549,361 66.4%
Prop 1F: Elected Officials' Salaries
Lake County
Yes 7,192 75.3%
No 2,358 24.7%
California
Yes 2,859,122 73.9%
No 1,010,457 26.1%
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