Cambrian school parcel tax moves above two-thirds in latest count; Orchard's is still short
The results are unofficial. Alum Rock's parcel tax and bond keep passing margins as the county count passes 565,000 ballots.
SAN JOSE - Cambrian School District's Measure Q, a parcel tax of $148 a year on each property for eight years, has moved above the two-thirds vote it needs, according to the latest unofficial count from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. A parcel tax is a flat yearly charge on each piece of property.
The count posted at 5:08 p.m. Tuesday shows Measure Q at 67.14% yes (6,956 votes) to 32.86% no (3,404), about 49 votes above the two-thirds mark. It was at 64.5% on election night and 66.21% in the update this paper reported Nov. 9. Cambrian serves part of southwest San Jose.
- Measure O, Alum Rock Union parcel tax: 71.96% yes (16,461). Needs two-thirds.
- Measure P, Alum Rock Union $100 million school construction bond: 73.21% yes (16,566). Needs 55%.
- Measure R, Orchard parcel tax: 64.85% yes (1,972). Needs two-thirds; about 55 votes short.
Countywide, 565,614 ballots had been counted, 52.3% of 1,080,711 registered voters. Tuesday was the last day for mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to arrive, under state rules. Results stay unofficial until the county certifies them.
Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, unofficial results; California Secretary of State, mail ballot rules.