Orange County Election ’86

Complete Returns

Municipal & District Measures

Anaheim 237 of 237 precincts reporting

Measure A: Ban all sales, possession and discharge of fireworks in the city except for public displays approved by the fire chief.

Votes % Yes 30,733 59.7 No 20,667 40.2

Laguna Beach 1 of 1 precinct reporting

Measure B: Annex the “Old Top of the World” area to the city.

Votes % Yes 74 67.2 No 36 32.7

Newport Beach 96 of 96 precincts reporting

Measure C: Require bidding on public works contracts worth $30,000 or more, instead of the $12,000 or more currently required.

Votes % Yes 12,939 57.0 No 9,743 42.9

Placentia 38 of 38 precincts reporting

Measure D: Recommend assessments on property owners to finance $1.4 million in athletic facilities at Kraemer Junior High School.

Votes % No 7,363 66.2 Yes 3,758 33.7

Measure E: Recommend assessments on property owners to finance $475,000 in improvements to swimming pools at El Dorado and Valencia high schools and the Gomez Community Center.

Votes % No 6,653 59.7 Yes 4,486 40.2

San Clemente 38 of 38 precincts reporting

Measure F: Prevent the growth of trees and shrubs above rooftops or 15 feet above the ground, whichever is greater, if the tree obstructs any resident’s view of the ocean or ridgeline.

Votes % No 5,164 57.4 Yes 3,818 42.5

Santa Ana 157 of 157 precincts reporting

Measure G: Require direct election of the mayor and reduction of council wards from seven to six.

Votes % Yes 16,691 54.6 No 13,873 45.3

Measure H: Require direct election of the mayor who would vote only in case of a tie and election of council members by wards.

Votes % No 15,725 51.3 Yes 14,921 48.6

Measure J: Eliminate obsolete reference in city charter stating that council terms end in April (elections are now consolidated with November ballot).

Votes % Yes 20,083 71.2 No 8,089 28.7

Measure K: Reduce the number of copies of municipal and building codes in city clerk’s office from three to one.

Votes % Yes 19,004 65.8 No 9,875 34.1

Measure L: Eliminate obsolete reference to property tax rates from city charter.

Votes % Yes 19,971 69.2 No 8,856 30.7

Seal Beach 43 of 43 precincts reporting

Measure M: Approve $1.95 million in bonds for city acquisition of Zoeter School and open space, a park and child care facilities.

Votes % Yes 7,873 64.8 No 4,276 35.1

Westminster 83 of 83 precincts reporting

Measure N: Approve rent control on city’s mobile home parks and require city to administer and enforce the ordinance.

Votes % No 10,822 52.7 Yes 9,686 47.2

Yorba Linda 43 of 43 precincts reporting

Measure O: Recommend ban on sale and use of fireworks within city limits.

Votes % Yes 8,651 67.2 No 4,207 32.7

Laguna Niguel Community Service District 30 of 30 precincts reporting

Measure P: Form the district and a five-member board to take over county Service Area No. 3 and set a budget limit of $5.5 million.

Votes % Yes 7,162 82.0 No 1,572 17.9

Rossmoor Community Service District 16 of 16 precincts reporting

Measure Q: Form the district and a five-member board to take over county Service Area 21 and set a budget limit of $500,000.

Votes % Yes 3,148 65.1 No 1,682 34.8

Silverado-Modjeska Park & Recreation 1 of 1 precinct reporting

Measure R: Add $69.50 per acre of improved property and $37.50 per acre of vacant land in the “Trabuco Zone” for costs of operating a new community center.

Votes % Yes 124 56.1 No 97 43.8

Midway City Sanitation District 92 of 92 precincts reporting

Measure S: Double trash pickup to twice a week and raise fees to $6 per month.

Votes % No 13,776 59.3 Yes 9,421 40.6

Elected or appointed incumbents are identified with abbreviation inc following their names.