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Oldgringo wrote:Thanks for posting this, JIM. Since the hired clown botched the liquor referendum here in Pleasantville, I've not been real interested in this election. Tomorrow is the last day of early voting and we're out of town next week. I'm voting for #1, how should I vote for the others?

Here's some info to help make up your own mind with more details than the short blurbs on the ballot.
http://www.lwvtexas.org/2011%20CAVG/201 ... nglish.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Cobra Medic wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:Thanks for posting this, JIM. Since the hired clown botched the liquor referendum here in Pleasantville, I've not been real interested in this election. Tomorrow is the last day of early voting and we're out of town next week. I'm voting for #1, how should I vote for the others?

Here's some info to help make up your own mind with more details than the short blurbs on the ballot.
http://www.lwvtexas.org/2011%20CAVG/201 ... nglish.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks. The score is:

1 Yay
9 Nays

Proposition 9 passed by a wide margin (57%):
http://kfyo.com/2011-texas-constitution ... n-results/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Voter turnout was pathetic, as usual for polls that involve only constitutional amendments. (Some cities, including Houston, also had municipal elections yesterday).

- Jim

seamusTX wrote:Proposition 9 passed by a wide margin (57%):
http://kfyo.com/2011-texas-constitution ... n-results/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Voter turnout was pathetic, as usual for polls that involve only constitutional amendments. (Some cities, including Houston, also had municipal elections yesterday).

- Jim

I didn't even know there was a vote until Monday, then on Tuesday I forgot about it until after I was at work.

Dave2 wrote:

seamusTX wrote:Proposition 9 passed by a wide margin (57%):
http://kfyo.com/2011-texas-constitution ... n-results/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Voter turnout was pathetic, as usual for polls that involve only constitutional amendments. (Some cities, including Houston, also had municipal elections yesterday).

- Jim

I didn't even know there was a vote until Monday, then on Tuesday I forgot about it until after I was at work.

I've noticed that Texas keeps its elections secret.

I too would have forgotten to vote on election day, but it came to mind when I was at work one weekend so I stopped by one of the early voting locations which is on my way home. Didn't particularly care about the municipal elections, but I make it a point to vote against all spending/bond issues on principle (and to be contrary).

hirundo82 wrote:I too would have forgotten to vote on election day, but it came to mind when I was at work one weekend so I stopped by one of the early voting locations which is on my way home. Didn't particularly care about the municipal elections, but I make it a point to vote against all spending/bond issues on principle (and to be contrary).

I was surprised how many people voted to increase taxes during a long running recession until I remembered how many people don't pay property taxes, or get huge breaks in their property taxes, and don't mind spending OPM.

tbrown wrote:

hirundo82 wrote:I too would have forgotten to vote on election day, but it came to mind when I was at work one weekend so I stopped by one of the early voting locations which is on my way home. Didn't particularly care about the municipal elections, but I make it a point to vote against all spending/bond issues on principle (and to be contrary).

I was surprised how many people voted to increase taxes during a long running recession until I remembered how many people don't pay property taxes, or get huge breaks in their property taxes, and don't mind spending OPM.

I'm not a homeowner, so that's another reason I vote against spending measures--I'm opposed to spending OPM. If I had some skin in the game, I might consider voting for one occasionally.