Local Measures for El Dorado County
The following Initiatives, Referenda, Recalls or Measures are attempting to qualify/qualified for the ballot in El Dorado County. This list is being constantly maintained, but is not official. Please contact our office at (530) 621-7480 to confirm the list or an initiative or measures status.
Statewide measures can be found on the Secretary of State's website, here and here, for measures already ordered to election, and eligible to be ordered to election, respectively.
MEASURE A - Black Oak Mine USD Bond Measure
“With funds that cannot be taken by the State and spent elsewhere, shall Black Oak Mine Unified School District’s measure to expand classrooms for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM); replace leaky roofs/plumbing; and enhance labs for Coding, Robotics, Woodworking, Circuitry, and Career Training be adopted, authorizing $12.7 million of bonds with average levies below $40 per $100,000 of assessed valuation (raising $1.2 million annually) while outstanding, legal rates, audits, citizen oversight, and full public disclosure of all spending?”
MEASURE B - River Pines Zone of Benefit
“Shall the measure to levy an annual special tax in an amount of $500.00 on each parcel of land within the River Pines Zone of Benefit commencing fiscal year 2025/2026 and continuing for an unlimited duration, to be used only for road improvements and maintenance and generating an annual revenue of approximately $47,000.00, to replace the current benefit assessment of $275, be adopted?”
MEASURE C - Walnut Drive Road Zone of Benefit
“Shall the measure to levy an annual special tax in an amount of $685.00 on each parcel of land within the Walnut Drive Zone of Benefit commencing fiscal year 2025/2026 and continuing for an unlimited duration, to be used only for road improvements and maintenance and generating an annual revenue of approximately $51,375, to replace the current benefit assessment of $325, be adopted?”
MEASURE E - Ryan Ranch Zone of Benefit
“Shall the measure to levy an annual special tax in an amount of $1,000.00 on each parcel of land within the Ryan Ranch Zone of Benefit commencing fiscal year 2025/2026 and continuing for an unlimited duration, to be used only for road improvements and maintenance and generating an annual revenue of approximately $81,000.00, be adopted?”
MEASURE G - Pilot View Zone of Benefit
“Shall the measure to levy an annual special tax in an amount of $400.00 on each parcel of land within the Pilot View Zone of Benefit commencing fiscal year 2025/2026 and continuing for an unlimited duration, to be used only for road improvements and maintenance and generating an annual revenue of approximately $28,800.00, be adopted?”
MEASURE H - King of the Mountain Zone of Benefit
“Shall the measure to levy an annual special tax in an amount of $550.00 on each parcel of land within the King of the Mountain Zone of Benefit commencing fiscal year 2025/2026 and continuing for an unlimited duration, to be used only for road improvements and maintenance and generating an annual revenue of approximately $11,550.00, to replace the current benefit assessment of $250, be adopted?”
MEASURE J – Blanchard Estates Zone of Benefit
“Shall the measure to levy an annual special tax in an amount of $1,000.00 on each parcel of land within the Blanchard Estates Zone of Benefit commencing fiscal year 2025/2026 and continuing for an unlimited duration, to be used only for road, drainage and landscape maintenance and generating an annual revenue of approximately $12,000.00, be adopted?”
MEASURE K – Emerald Meadows Zone of Benefit
“Shall the measure to levy an annual special tax in an amount of $375.00, with an annual adjustment using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, on each parcel of land within the Emerald Meadows Zone of Benefit commencing fiscal year 2025/2026 and continuing for an unlimited duration, to be used only for drainage, street lighting, landscape maintenance, and wetland related services and generating an annual revenue of approximately $41,625.00, be adopted?”
MEASURE L – Cavalry Meadows Zone of Benefit
“Shall the measure to levy an annual special tax in an amount of $350.00 on each parcel of land within the Cavalry Meadows Zone of Benefit commencing fiscal year 2025/2026 and continuing for an unlimited duration, to be used only for drainage maintenance and generating an annual revenue of approximately $3,850.00, to replace the current benefit assessment of $110, be adopted?”
MEASURE M – Sundown Estates Zone of Benefit
“Shall the measure to levy an annual special tax in an amount of $350.00 on each parcel of land within the Sundown Estates Zone of Benefit commencing fiscal year 2025/2026 and continuing for an unlimited duration, to be used only for drainage maintenance and generating an annual revenue of approximately $3,500.00, to replace the current benefit assessment of $100, be adopted?”
MEASURE N – City of South Lake Tahoe
“Shall the measure to tax property owners who keep nonexempt residential units in the City of South Lake Tahoe vacant more than 182 days/year, $3,000/unit for the first year of vacancy and $6,000/unit for subsequent consecutive years, subject to CPI adjustment, with exceptions, generating between $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 annually until ended by voters, to be used only for housing, roadworks, transit, and administrative and legal costs, with administration overseen by oversight committee, be adopted?”
MEASURE P – Pollock Pines Elementary SD Bond Measure
“To improve the quality of education; replace leaky roofs; renovate and modernize outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; replace deteriorating plumbing systems; and make safety and security improvements; shall Pollock Pines Elementary School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $11,500,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $693,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding with levies of approximately $30 per $100,000 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens’ oversight, NO money for salaries and all money staying local?”
MEASURE Q – El Dorado Hills Community Services District – Promontory Park Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District #22
“Shall the El Dorado Hills Community Services District repeal Landscape and Lighting District No. 22 and refund levied special assessments?”
MEASURE R – El Dorado Hills Community Services District - Valley View Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District #33
“Shall the El Dorado Hills Community Services District repeal Landscape and Lighting District No. 33 and refund levied special assessments?”
MEASURE S – El Dorado Hills Community Services District - Carson Creek Park Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District #39
“Shall the El Dorado Hills Community Services District repeal Landscape and Lighting District No. 39 and refund levied special assessments?”
MEASURE T – Hickok Road Community Services District
“Shall the measure increasing the per parcel Hickok Road CSD special tax limit from $200 to $400 per year, resulting in a maximum annual income of $24,800 for road maintenance for all future years, with a provision for adjustment not to exceed the cost of living as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) prepared by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics as appropriate, be adopted.”
MEASURE U - Lake Tahoe Unified School District Bond Measure
“Lake Tahoe Unified School District Classroom Repair Measure. To improve quality education by updating classrooms, labs, libraries, and career training facilities; repairing deteriorating roofs, plumbing, heating/cooling and electrical systems; improving fire safety, water quality and school security; and removing hazardous materials like asbestos/ lead, shall Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s measure be adopted issuing $127,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, levying 3.5¢ per $100 assessed value (approximately $6,600,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with independent oversight, audits, and all funds staying local?”
Arguments and Rebuttals need to include a signature statement form, there is one for Arguments(PDF, 127KB), one for Rebuttals(PDF, 145KB), and if someone not on the Argument form is going to write a Rebuttal, a form authorizing them to do so(PDF, 98KB) .