Wed 8 Nov 2006
It was quite a rainy day. Some of the races were close – some were not. Judge Baddour’s Superior Court 15B run is still undecided though Allen is 70 votes ahead as of Nov. 8th.
Here’s a Flickr slideshow of some of the folks that reported, supported, volunteered and ran yesterday.
Wed 8 Nov 2006
District referendum won 18703 (68.52%) to 8593 (31.48%). The negative consequences of this decision will not be fully apparent until 2010 and beyond.
With reform in the air, with winning candidates Nelson and Gordon both saying there’s more to be done, with every media endorsement suggesting further action, the next phase of broadening electoral participation should be easy to initiate.
When the new Orange County BOC first meets, I’ll be there asking for:
With a good year to hash out the details, passage of these key reforms should take some of the sting out of the divisive districting scheme.
