County Propositions On Track For Approval

Link: GEMS ELECTION RESULTS.

At the time of this writing, with 69% of precincts counted, the margin is large enough to say the all the Questions on the ballot have passed. That means that the RTA and the county mental health facility’s funding are both approved. The RTA by a roughly 60/40 ratio, and the loony bin by 65/35.

The turn out was about 20%, slightly lower than expected, and pitifully low for any self-respecting democracy. Given the money and the methods of Yes!!, however, I sincerely doubt that higher turnout would have significantly altered the outcome.

We won’t know the ultimate effects of this election for a long time to come, but I will be sure to keep on eye on whether the RTA delivers what its boosters have promised.