City of Orange · Orange County · November 3, 2026 California General Election
Measure J: City of Orange Hotel Guest Tax Modification Measure
The question on your ballot
Shall the measure updating the City of Orange’s existing Transient Occupancy Tax, a tax on persons occupying hotel rooms by increasing the tax rate from 10% to 14% for hotels with 11 or more rooms and applying the tax to online and other travel companies, generating approximately $3,000,000 annually for general City purposes including police, fire and emergency response, parks, and street and infrastructure maintenance, until ended by voters, be adopted? [1]
Vote YES or NO on the question exactly as printed.
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