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Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Measure A
Prevailing Wage
County of Santa Clara
Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required

237,162 / 48.98% Yes votes ...... 247,047 / 51.02% No votes

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Results as of Dec 15 1:34pm, 100.00%% of Precincts Reporting (1088/1088)
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Shall the "prevailing wage" provisions of the Santa Clara County Charter, which have been interpreted by courts to mean base pay only and to require comparisons to private sector employees, be amended so County rates of pay will be based on comparisons only to public sector employees and, "wages" and "rates of pay" will mean base pay and employer-paid contributions for employee benefits, such as medical, dental and retirement plans?
YES
NO

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  • Wed., Oct. 6 at 7 p.m., Channing House Auditorium, 850 Webster St., Palo Alto. Sponsored by LWV. - State ballot measures, County measures A,B,& C, and Measure I, the Palo Alto parcel tax increase.
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Arguments For Measure A Arguments Against Measure A
The official argument for Measure A is contained in your sample ballot and in this Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file: http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/scl/pdf/A.A.I.F.pdf

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The official argument against Measure A is contained in your sample ballot and in this Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file: http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/scl/pdf/A.A.A.pdf

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Rebuttal to Arguments Against
The official rebuttal to the argument against Measure A is contained in your sample ballot and in this Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file: http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/scl/pdf/A.R.A.A.pdf

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