MEASURE TO BE VOTED ON AND NOTICE OF DATE FIXED FOR SUBMITTING ARGUMENTS ON THE CITY OF COALINGA SALES TAX RENEWAL MEASURE Notice is hereby given that a special municipal election for the following measure is to be voted on at the Consolidated Statewide General Election to be held in the City of Coalinga on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. SYNOPSIS OF MEASURE The proposed tax measure renews the previously voter-approved 1% sales tax (one cent for every dollar spent) within the City of Coalinga which generates $2,000,000 annually. Adoption of this renewal does not increase the sale tax above current levels. Funds generated by the revenue of the sales tax will continue to be allocated to the General Fund and may be used for any general fund purpose. All tax revenue would continue to be kept by the City and not be able to be spent by the State or County. The renewal will extend the expiration of the sales tax to April 1, 2039. The tax measure was placed on the ballot by the Coalinga City Council. Arguments for or against the measure may be submitted to the Fresno County Clerk/Elections, 2221 Kern St., Fresno, CA 93721, no later than Wednesday, August 19, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. Paper copies of arguments must be submitted with original signatures, as well as by email to clerk-elections@fresnocountyca.gov in MS Word format. No argument shall exceed 300 words in length. Arguments may be submitted by the legislative body, or any member or members of the legislative body authorized by that body, or any individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure, or bona fide association of citizens, or any combination of voters and associations. If an argument is signed by more than five persons, the names of only the first five persons signing, determined by the order in which their signatures appear, shall be printed with the argument. Only one argument for and one argument against each measure will be selected for printing and distribution to the voters. Preference and priority in selection will be given in the order named: (1) The legislative body, or member or members of the legislative body authorized by that body; (2) The individual voter or bona fide association of citizens, or combination of voters and associations, who are the bona fide sponsors or proponents of the measure; (3) Bona fide associations of citizens; (4) Individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure. Any argument submitted shall not be changed after Wednesday, August 19, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. ALL ARGUMENTS submitted shall be verified in substantially the following form: VERIFICATION The undersigned author(s) of the (primary/rebuttal) argument (in favor of/against) ballot proposition (name or number) at the (title of election) election for the (jurisdiction) to be held on (date) hereby state that this argument is true and correct to the best of (his/her/their) knowledge and belief. Signed ______________ Date _______________ Signed ______________ Date _______________ Signed ______________ Date _______________ Signed ______________ Date _______________ Signed ______________ Date _______________ Dated: August 9, 2026 James A. Kus County Clerk/Registrar of Voters ________________________ By: Victoria M. Najera Program Manager Quienes deseen obtener la versión en español de este aviso legal pueden solicitar una copia llamando al Departamento de Elecciones al (559) 600-8683. IPL0363669 Aug 9 2026