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# Measure C passes but lawsuit seeks to delay its certification
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/measure-c-passes-but-lawsuit-seeks-to-delay-certification/
- Published: 2021-11-04T12:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-29T17:15:07.000Z
- Description: Registered voters vote yes for Measure C, but the ballot is slow to certify as local lawsuit looms ahead.
- Author: Jonathan Linden
- Tags: Politics

Measure C passed with 55% of yes votes after a small fraction of registered city voters headed to polls Nov. 2\. Only 13.80% of Riversiders voters decided the fate of the measure with 12,424 votes for it and 9,598 votes against.

As of Wednesday evening, the County of Riverside Registrar of Voters [said](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/content/files/Elections/20211102/docs/electionsummaryreportrpt4.pdf) there are still at least over 6,000 mail-in or provisional ballots to count. The numbers reflect the county’s total amount , with the cities of Moreno Valley, Hemet, and Indio having hosted elections on Tuesday. There is no information on how many of those ballots are for Riverside.

In a [press release by the city](https://riversideca.gov/press/statement-city-riverside-regarding-passage-measure-c?fbclid=IwAR0L6gdmGapIn962kOeJt1kcSMr8xyKJPrK7NJEt6qAx9BVyKJzo1ToHFPw&ref=raincrossgazette.com), they said it’s gratifying that the voters continued the General Fund Transfer from the Electric Fund. They added, “The continuance of this $40 million contribution to the General Fund, which is 14 percent of General Fund revenues, ensures Riverside will keep receiving high-quality municipal services while enjoying utility rates that are lower than in surrounding communities.”

On Sept. 9, a lawsuit was filed against the city by Riversiders Against Increased Taxes (RAIT). Jason Hunter is a Riverside Political Watchdog and says this next Monday, the plaintiffs in the case will attempt to stop the certification of the ballot measure and request the certification not happen until a judge rules if the measure placement was legitimate. Hunter says the primary question is, “Can you vote on a general tax during a special election?” Hunter says no.

RAIT is arguing that the ballot measure is a tax increase and that because it’s a “Special Election,” it must wait to be on the next major election ballot in 2024\. In election documents arguing for a yes vote, co-signed by Councilmember Steve Hemenway, they say, “Measure C does not increase utility rates or raise taxes.”