Dang it. They picked up a percentage point.

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     CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT E
  ( ) NO                           294747       89          818           818
  ( ) YES                           35640       11          818           818


Darn it. I was hoping for the 90-10 to stand. I guess I'll just have to be satisfied with a 78% spread against the JAIL for Judges goofs.

And for all future discourse on this website about the JAIL movement (which I hope is really, really limited if non-existent), JAIL publicist Bonnie Russell will forevermore be known as "11% Russell."

Comments

Anonymous said…
PP,
I think there were more signature to put this terrible thing on the ballot than there were votes to pass.
Please confirm.
8:26 AM
Anonymous said…
It's going to be close..
8:37 AM
Anonymous said…
Where is Bill Stegemeyer? I would love to hear what he has to say about this.
8:54 AM
Tim said…
Even if there were more signatures than votes, I don't know that it is indicative of anything (other than perhaps JAIL's utter failure).

I generally sign most petitions to put something on the ballot. Just because I will help someone exercise their right to put something to a vote doesn't mean it will get my vote. I think that is true of many people.
4:00 PM
Anonymous said…
I think people wised up once word got out on what the petition they signed really meant to SD.
1:54 PM
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