Comments on: Ada Elections By The Numbers

By: Gordon

Gordon — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:47:55 +0000

I was a bit disappointed in the outcome of the presidential election.
Not for the reasons you might think, though.
The problem is that I voted for Obama.
In nearly all the elections I’ve voted in during the last half-century, I could honestly say later, whenever one of those elected screwed up big-time, “Hey, it’s not my fault. I didn’t vote for him!”
But this time, I voted for a winner. Now what will I say if he really blows it on something(s)?

By: Naznarreb

Naznarreb — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:38:57 +0000

That sucks. I was terribly upset by the language used on the ballot. It was overwhelmingly in favor of the increase. I wish I could find of a copy of the actual language to give an accurate quote, but it described a Yes vote as providing money for sidewalks, bike lanes, traffic congestion relief and repairing roads and bridges, and a No vote as cutting four million dollars from much needed projects. It made the voting yes sound nothing but positive and a no vote nothing but negative – hardly neutral language.

By: TEXN

TEXN — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:46:24 +0000

If you read the link posted, you’d find the information at the end…just like the ballot.

It passed:

113604 YES
56326 NO

By: Naznarreb

Naznarreb — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:14:38 +0000

Does anyone know if the vehicle registration initiative passed or failed? I can’t seem to find info on that anywhere

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:08:35 +0000

Although some of the races didn’t turn out the way I personally desired, if in fact, we had an 80% voter turn-out, I’m good with the results.
It can’t be all bad when the people have indeed spoken.
Now we need to work on getting this level of participation in “off year” and local elections!