Tuesday, November 13, 2007

WA Election Results 2007

I thought I would inform my fellow users about the election results in Washington and which ones I think are good and which ones I think are bad. I'll also update the diary as more results come in but it doesn’t look like much will change. Feel free to disagree with me; unlike the Bush Administration I can take criticism.
I'll start with the bad news first:
The bad:I-960: 2/3 legislative approvals for tax increases or voter approvalPassed 52%-47%I had hope last night this would fail but with all of King County Counted it doesn't look good. Tim Eyman needs to move far, far away.HJR 4024: Simple Majority for school tax leviesFailed 48%-51%So the anti tax people got their way, I 960 could be very bad for the state I only hope the State Supreme Court finds it unconstitutional as I have been hearing.King County Prosecuting Attorney: Dan Satterburg defeated Bill Sherman 53%-46%Man how does a GOP partisan hack win in King County?
The Good:R-67: Basically Insurance companies have to pay out their policies and can't weasel out of themPassed 56%-43%Good news considering that the insurance companies outspent the proponents 5-1.SJR 8026: Creating a rainy day find for the statePassed 68%-31%Always been a fan of having a rainy day fund, glad the WA voters feel the same way
So unlike 2006, not that great of an election

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