SocraticGadfly: Lancaster early voting: Bond, beer down; charter up narrowly

November 07, 2006

Lancaster early voting: Bond, beer down; charter up narrowly

Early voting had the Lancaster School District’s bond election headed to defeat by a fairly wide margin, 57 to 43 percent. Early voting totals showed 1,515 for and 2,015 against.

My personal guess is that, given the relatively heavy early voting and the margin of difference, it will be tough for bond backers to make up 500 votes in day-of-election voting.

Early voting in the election to approve package sales of beer and wine went 54-46 percent against the initiative. Early voting numbers were 1,600 votes for and 1,862 votes against.

One Lancaster election measure was winning in early voting. The city charter amendments referendum was ahead 53-47 percent; early voting numbers were 1,656 for and 1,492 against.

On this, I don't know if Nancy got a lot of people out to vote early or not. I'm guessing it's winning in large part because of people's concerns about beer and wine, as regulation of them was part of the charter amendments.

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