Colfax Measure I: 53.94% Yes Below Two-Thirds Tax Requirement

COLFAX, California — November 4, 2026. Measure I shows 226 Yes votes and 193 No votes in Placer County’s semi-official election-night report. The measure’s actual approval standard matters, and the count is not certified.

Votes and legal threshold

Yes: 226 (53.94%). No: 193 (46.06%). The difference is 33 votes. The official ballot identifies the adoption threshold as two-thirds (66.67%) Yes.

What the proposal would change

The city proposal would institute a one-percentage-point transactions-and-use tax earmarked for streets, sidewalks, drainage, sewer infrastructure and work in public rights-of-way. The ballot estimates about $1.86 million in annual revenue with audits and a citizens’ oversight committee.

What remains unresolved

Though Yes leads by 33 votes, it is well short of the required two-thirds share in this snapshot. Certification is pending. The Placer report was printed November 4, 2026, 12:16 a.m. Pacific. It covers election-night precinct returns but not necessarily every eligible ballot. This article is a dated record of the county’s early results, not a newly confirmed November 5 posting.

Primary sources: Placer County Elections — semi-official count; County’s official local measures and required thresholds. More local coverage: California58 election hub.

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