In my previous post there was a sample ballot, but when you look at the election results you really need a side by side of the proposition with the results. So I am going to attempt to do that for you here with a little bit of commentary.
My deep gratitude to all those who worked diligently to defeat the worst of these propositions. Please continue to pray for repentance in our city and in our land.
My thoughts: Proposition 1 was one of the most egregious items on the ballot and it was soundly defeated! Voting should be in November when more people vote. Increasing terms was totally uncalled for and had the appearance of a pure power grab attempt.
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My thoughts: Proposition 2 makes very little difference either way.
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My thoughts: Proposition 3 was an unnecessary constraint on the people and was narrowly defeated.
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My thoughts: Proposition 4 was further constraints on the people and was soundly defeated.
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My thoughts: Proposition 5 was a huge blank check! We don’t need any streamlining for giving away our tax dollars or additional authority for an unelected City Manager – for his own protection! We need more citizen input on all these matters! Very glad it was defeated!!!
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My thoughts: I was a no on Proposition 6, because we can replace them at the next election. This may cause interim special elections. I am not sure of all the ramifications of this and hopefully the situation does not arise often.
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My thoughts: Proposition 7 is already required by state law and is redundant in city charter. Passing it is ok but not necessary.
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My thoughts: Proposition 8 would have eliminated things that should stay in place and the people said no overwhelmingly.
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My thoughts: Proposition 9 looks to me like it was hoping for staggered terms and makes very little difference since that did not pass. Not a big difference either way.
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My thoughts: Proposition 10 was deeply disturbing to me. A Code of Ethics should rarely change! Glad it failed.
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