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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Initiative results looking good

In state-wide results for Washington initiative measures, both I-933 (so-called property rights) and I-920 (estate tax repeal) are going down to defeat.

I-920 is getting creamed with almost a 60% no vote. I-933 is faring better, but still suffers from nearly a 57% no vote.

I-937, renewable energy, is narrowly passing with 51%.

It's hard to argue with results like these. It goes to show that if the voters are informed about the truth of measures, they will display a lot of common sense. I-933 in particular would have been a disaster.

And the defeat that is being handed the newspaper owners who backed I-920 is pretty great as well.

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