Two marijuana ballot measures were resoundingly rejected by Kern County voters on Tuesday, with another appearing to lose by a narrow margin.
Both Kern County and Bakersfield voters rejected two 1 percent sales tax measures on the ballot, county voters decisively so.
Eight of the nine candidates for Kern County Supervisor have accepted the voluntary campaign expenditure limits delineated under the Measure K-authorized county ordinance for the Nov. 6 general election, Auditor-Controller-County Clerk Mary B. Bedard announced Wednesday.
Voters will face a confusing ballot in November, especially when it comes to the three marijuana measures.
Depending on where you live, you may see two marijuana measures on your ballot or just one.
The two local sales tax initiatives that will appear on the ballot this November are essentially the same, but they will impact completely different portions of the county.
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