Election Round-Up

I ended up not posting last night, because Obama’s win became too thrilling and non-environmental propositions became too heartbreaking.

But here is the final tally of the ballot measures across the country:

California:
Proposition 1A: Approved, 52.3%
Proposition 2: Approved, 63.3%
Proposition 7: Defeated, 65%
Proposition 10: Defeated, 59.9%

Colorado:
Amendment 58: Defeated, 58% (so many 58′s… too funny)

Georgia:
Amendment 1: Approved, 68%

Maine:
Question 3: too close to call

Minnesota:
HF 2285: Approved, 56%

Missouri:
Proposition C: Approved, 66%

Ohio:
Issue 2: Approved, 69%

Rhode Island:
Question 1: Approved, 76%
Question 2: Approved, 68%

updating often, refresh

Missouri, Prop C: YES: 66.1%, NO: 33.9%…. 5% reporting

Georgia, Amendment 1: YES: 66.3%, NO: 33.7%…. 5% reporting

Ohio, Issue 2: YES: 72.5%, NO: 27.5%….. ?? reporting

*** go HERE for full election results

Ohio Issue 2

Continuing series on Election 2008. This is the point where I find it so curious how other states label things…. do we have “issues” in California? Maybe this is a research item… the difference between a proposition, an issue, and a question. Huh.

Issue 2: Clean Ohio Fund Act

If approved by the voters, the measure would authorize the state to borrow $400 million for environmental conservation, preservation and revitalization purposes.

Argument FOR:
– It will not raise taxes.
– It will provide money for environmental clean-up and quality.
– It will create jobs.

Argument AGAINST:
– The economy is in bad condition. The state of Ohio should not be authorized to go into further debt; it should, instead, be tightening its belt and only spending money on immediate priorities.

My recommendation: YES

From what I can tell this has bipartisan support across the board; governor, senators, and other elected officials. It allows the Clean Ohio program to continue which has already created thousands of jobs, not to mention all the environmental support like clean water, preserving family farms, and clean up of abandoned industrial sites. The opposition states that the Ohio citizens have to pay all the money back that is borrowed, but with the creation of the jobs, it may be an even exchange.

HERE is the only website I could find.