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Unlike Altadena, Sierra Madre Voted 'No' on Measure A
While a strong majority in Altadena and Pasadena voted in favor of switching Pasadena Unified to electoral districts, a majority of Sierra Madre voters rejected Measure A.
Measure A was approved during Tuesday’s election, but if it were only up to Sierra Madre voters, the measure wouldn’t have passed.
About 55-percent of Sierra Madre ballots voted “No” on Measure A, which carves up the Pasadena Unified School District into seven sub-districts that will each elect one Board of Education member. Previously, residents in the PUSD voted on all seven members of the board.
By contrast, about 58 percent of Altadena voted in favor of the measure, and 55 percent of Pasadena did.
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Under Measure A's new rules, Sierra Madre , because there is currently no board member residing in the town’s new district. Ultimately, Sierra Madre will have a strong influence on one board seats, whereas Altadena will have a voting majority in two seats.
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Even if all 1,958 of the Sierra Madre voters who cast ballots on Tuesday voted against Measure A, it would not have swayed the vote, as there were enough 'yes' votes in Altadena and Pasadena to make Measure A a winner.
Sierra Madre has a total of 7,785 registered voters, and just over 29-percent turned out for the election.
The final ballot numbers for Measure A in Sierra Madre were 882 yes, 1,076 no. In Altadena, it was 3,307 yes, 2,372 no. In Pasadena, it was 14,578 yes, 12,116 no.
