Props Getting Nods
City auditor and AISD tax increase get early vote nod, SDS on a knife edge
By Richard Whittaker, 8:22PM, Tue. Nov. 4, 2008
All the presidential hub-bub doesn't drown out the fact that there's a three city issues on the ballot.
First off, so much for the "no-brainer" argument: Early voting on Prop. 2 (the Stop Domain Subsidies amendment) stands at:
For: 91,390; 48.13%
Against: 98,483; 51.87%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 189,873
Prop. 2? Doesn't that mean there's a prop. 1? Early voting for the establishment of an independent city auditor is up 72%-28%, and even in a tough economy, the AISD tax raise is looking like a shoe-in, running with 59% approval.
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Elections, Election 2008, City Council, Stop Domain Subsidies, AISD
