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City of Twentynine Palms — Transactions and Use Tax

City of Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino County • 2026 • Measure

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CalBallot explanation · AI-assisted and source-checked

Establish a 1% transactions and use tax in Twentynine Palms, estimated to raise $2 million annually until ended by voters. The question lists emergency response, police, street repairs, parks, disaster response and the animal shelter among services it would support. Audits, public spending disclosures and local use of funds are required.

Official source: https://elections.sbcounty.gov/elections/2026/1103/measures/

Approval requirement: Majority (county listing).

Official ballot question

Shall the measure funding services for City of Twentynine Palms residents (including those required for maintaining 911 and emergency response times, police officers and patrols; repairing streets/sidewalks; responding to floods/natural disasters; maintaining clean and safe public parks; and upgrading the animal shelter) by levying a transaction (sales) and use tax of 1%, providing approximately $2,000,000 in funds annually until ended by voters, requiring audits, public spending disclosures, and that all funds are used locally, be adopted?

Official ballot wording and filing (PDF page 1). Wording transcribed from the official filing; line breaks and spacing normalized.

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Official ballot wording and filing (PDF page 1)

Content reviewed 2026-10-08. Source files checked 2026-10-08. Links open the county’s current files, which may change after review.

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