OT: waiting for results

It's just that many different issues, besides election to office, are on a ballot. Since election day is usually only 1 time per year, except for circumstances which compel s special election.

There are things which will amend a state constitution, which require agreement of the people - hence those items will be passed through the legislative process and then must be voted upon to be included or removed from the constitution. There are also local bond (money) issues - such as reallocation of funds, or changing or charging of taxes that are proposed, or for the locality to issue bonds (borrow money) to support the building of roads, schools, etc. All of those things go through either a local or state legislative process, but will fall into a category in which the people have to approve them, so they are put on the ballot. Hence some places may have nothing beyond their local or state representative elections on the ballot, and others may have propositions from the locality, or amendments to the state constitution. Here we had the US Senate Race, a US Congressional race, and a state senate race, plus 3 state constitutional amendments, and several local funding issues (roads, schools).

ellice

We had a very brief ballot this time. I don't remember ever being able to vote so quickly! Here (New York) we could have used a paper ballot!

Alison but we used the old old voting machines with the levers.

I don't think the question was what part of Virginia to live in based on diversity, acceptance, etc. The question was more whether to live in a state at all that abridges rights so drastically.

Alison

What other states is she considering? Sadly, there aren't that many to choose from if those are your criteria.

Best wishes, Ericka

It's pretty irksome to many of our liberal friends that we live in a state that often seems to not reflect the majority - it's a very dichotomous state. But, the "marriage" law has just been passed, not added to the constitution yet, and it will be interesting to see how that gets done. We haven't seen any abridgement of rights yet, and I think you'll find that the states which are allowing same-sex marriages are still few and far between. Not many have even defined domestic partnership yet.

I don't think this amendment will actually live for long as it is currently worded. No doubt some group or coalition of groups involved in human rights/civil liberties will take it on. And even with a conservative Supreme Court - if it has to go that far - it's doubtful that it would be found constitutional. I don't know if this can go to Fed District Court first.

ellice