The grocery clerk noted my I Voted sticker and proudly pointed out his own.
Eighteen out of 32 precincts reporting, Measure D is going steadily down, now at 56-44% despite opponents having been outspent 10-1. I should hold off on the victory party for the moment, but I like those early results. Maybe the developers won’t get to rewrite all of the zoning ordinances in town after all.
And in Texas, re the new voter ID law that was pushed hard by the tea-party state attorney general: it is deliciously ironic that Greg Abbott on the voting rolls found himself face-to-face with the reality of Gregory Wayne Abbott on his driver’s license. Not a match. Bounce. He had to sign an affidavit saying he really was him and then jump through all the hoops he’d helped put in other rightful voters’ way. Karma, up close and personal.
Update: all precincts in, 43.89% vs 56.11%. WE WON!!! Time to break out the chocolate and dance!
Hope all your election results are a fine, fine thing in the morning.