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Vote Yes to Renew Measure M

Ballot Argument in Favor of Measure M

Vote YES on Measure M to relieve congestion, improve traffic safety and fix local roads -- without raising taxes!

Measure M renews the transportation improvement program that helped finance every major highway, transit improvement and street repair in Orange County since 1991.

Vote YES to improve traffic flow on Orange County freeways -- the 91, 5, 405, 55, 57, and 22.

Vote YES to fix potholes, resurface streets and synchronize traffic signals in every city in Orange County.

Vote YES to reduce gridlock and improve police, fire and paramedic response times.

Vote YES to provide transit services for seniors and disabled persons and to expand Metrolink with connections to local communities.

Measure M includes new protections to keep oily roadway runoff from our beaches.

Taxpayer groups support “M” because it contains strict safeguards to protect your tax dollars:

  • Accountability…An independent citizen oversight committee will hold transportation officials accountable for your tax dollars by reviewing financial audits annually -- ensuring voter mandates are met.
  • Reliability…Government agencies are prohibited from using Measure M dollars for anything except what is authorized by the plan. They cannot make significant modifications without voter approval.
  • Efficiency…The revenue will go to traffic relief, not overhead. No more than 1% of your tax dollars will go for administration.

Measure M guarantees transportation dollars raised in Orange County stay in Orange County. Politicians can't raid the funds.

Without Measure M, congestion relief could be delayed for decades. We can't count on state and federal funds. Many projects won't be built and many improvements can't be delivered without Measure M.

The Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA), the Orange County Taxpayers Association, public safety associations, Orange County Business Council, environmentalists, and neighborhood groups agree: Vote YES on Measure M.

To see Measure M improvements in your community, go to www.RenewMeasureM.org. Vote YES on Measure M.

Thomas V. McKernan, President and CEO, Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA)

Reed Royalty, President, Orange County Taxpayers Association

Marian Bergeson, Chair, California Transportation Commission and former Orange County State Senator

Denise Welch, President, Community Civic Association, Laguna Woods Village (formerly Leisure World)

Gary Brown, Orange County Coastkeepers

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