Comments on: Alameda Polls Open for Measure A Vote http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/2011/03/08/alameda-polls-open-for-measure-a-vote/ Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:36:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jon Spangler http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/2011/03/08/alameda-polls-open-for-measure-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-3350 Jon Spangler Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:59:05 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/?p=3316#comment-3350 I just came from the YES on Measure A victory party at Tucker’s Ice Cream. The latest results, with 28/28 precincts reporting:

Measure A – Alameda USD
Unofficial Final Results

YES – 68.43%

NO – 31.57%

And the percentage of YES votes is certain to climb as the absentee votes are counted….

Thank you to all those who worked for and voted for Measure A!

]]> By: Leland Traiman http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/2011/03/08/alameda-polls-open-for-measure-a-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-3341 Leland Traiman Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:30:29 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/?p=3316#comment-3341 Today’s Measure A is the 4th school parcel tax election since June 2005. There seems to be an electoral progression.

On June 7, 2005 a school parcel tax, also known as Measure A won. If an additional 98 people had turned out and voted no it would have lost.

On June 3, 2008 Measure H won. If an additional 60 people had turned out and voted no it would have lost.

On June 22, 2010 Measure E lost. If an additional 687 people had turned out and voted yes it would have won.

If history is predictive, and it is not always predictive but it usually is, then today’s Measure A will lose with a larger margin than Measure E. We will (probably) find out tonight after the polls close at 8pm.

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