75 now a NO by 51% to 48%, with 83% reporting, it's over.

[Bouncy Ball]

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=elections&id=3597339

[Bouncy Ball]

1. Come on, kick for happiness and glee.

And for my tired ass in the morning.

I'm in the Central Time Zone!!!!

[Lasher]

30. I'm in Eastern

Must...have...sleep!

[Crazy Guggenheim]

2. Here it is.

Precincts Reporting: 12672 Of 17659 71%

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Winner Candidate Votes Vote %
Yes 2,445,649 49%
No 2,518,781 50%

[mike_c]

3. god I've gone from tears of frustration to joy and elation tonight....

I might not sleep for days. Oh my, what a night.

[beyurslf]

4. With that, I am off to bed. I rest assured knowing that my fellow Dems on

the West Coast will watch over the results for us. I told myself I had to be in bed by 2 no matter what--and I am happy to go to bed with a lead!

Don't let me wake up to a nightmare now. Keep coming NO VOTES!

[deadparrot]

5. 74% in now.

Dropped a bit, but still going strong.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=elections&id=3597339

[Bouncy Ball]

6. I've updated the OP already.

[951-Riverside]

8. I'm confident its down for the count :)

[deadparrot]

9. Me, too.

When over 75% reports, I'm off to bed. :)

[Bouncy Ball]

11. Goodnight!

You can go to bed now:

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=elections&id=3597339

75% precincts in, still a no by 75,000 votes!

Sweet dreams!

[Ms. K]

19. I'm with you

And look at that, the Freeper Repukes in our county didn't get what they wanted...

awww, poor babies...:sarcasm:

Both my husband, who is still a registered Republican, and I are very glad that 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, et. al., are not passing.

We are both very glad, for the sake of young girls with shitty parents who have to make very hard choices, that 73 is not passing.

BTW - we're in the 951 as well. Southwest County. Which part of the 951 are you in?

[autorank]

7. LA, Orange, SF not in yet. Sheee-at!

(LA + SF) - Orange County = a larger defeat of this anti union bullshit.

Way to go Arnie, you wasted $60 million you didn't have. Gonna print some of those California Bear Flag green backs?

[monobrau]

10. Alameda only 30% reported

My county, and we will bury Arnold.
Results always seem to be late here.

[deadparrot]

12. 75% in, NO back up by about 75,000.

With that, I'm off to bed. G'night, all. :D

[Zinfandel]

13. It's gonna do it..and truly...it should!

[IntravenousDemilo]

14. What is proposition 75?

[Bouncy Ball]

16. Union buster.

[IntravenousDemilo]

23. Thanx. n/m

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. it would prevent unions from having a voice

by preventing them from participating in politics... armie has a problem with unions you see

[IntravenousDemilo]

22. A problem with unions, eh?

I guess he'll be turning in his SAG card then.

BTW, thanks for explaining the prop.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

34. Excellent point.

[Andromeda]

36. He's going to need it when,

he has to go back to making movies.

[mike_c]

18. here's a link....

http://www.betterca.com/prop75

[IntravenousDemilo]

26. Thank you. Informative. n/m

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. thansk bouncy

this is getting good

From the SOS page

State Ballot Measures
72.0% ( 12716 of 17657 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 8, 2005 at 11:43 pm

Statewide Returns County Returns | County Status

Propositions Yes Votes Pct. No Votes Pct.

73 N Minor's Pregnancy 2,435,169 49.1 2,517,460 50.9 Map

74 N Teacher Tenure 2,349,034 47.0 2,641,070 53.0 Map

75 N Public Union Dues 2,458,520 49.3 2,524,857 50.7 Map

76 N Spending/Funding 1,989,866 39.9 2,987,819 60.1 Map

77 N Redistricting 2,110,078 42.6 2,831,599 57.4 Map

78 N Rx Drug Discounts 2,061,874 42.0 2,843,141 58.0 Map

79 N Rx Drug Rebates 1,871,442 38.4 2,991,849 61.6 Map

80 N Electric Regulation 1,632,198 34.1 3,149,281 65.9 Map

[Bouncy Ball]

21. You're very welcome, my friend.

[Bouncy Ball]

20. Ok I think it's safe to say congratulations Californians, it is

2 am central time and I'm going to be wiped out on four hours of sleep, but it was worth it.

And Ah-nold? BITE ME.

[gardenista]

24. Ever since 2000, I don't celebrate until all the precincts come in.

But it sure is looking good!

I was an irritation to have to vote on this crap!

[doublethink]

25. It's over ......

Orange, San Diego .... 75 to 80% counted. Those were the last two hopes for the repubs. L.A. and Almeda ..... just hitting 30% now and you can't get any Bluer than those two County's ...... the numbers will widen from here :toast: :bounce:

[goclark]

27. Go getum LA, bring in the bacon!!!!! Yes!

[Bouncy Ball]

28. Yeah the no margin continues to spread but the precinct

percentage isn't going up. Must be one hell of a big precinct they're counting right now.

[goclark]

29. Hope it's mine!!!

It was in the heart of the African American community and the lines were wrapping around the block.

It was a thing of beauty.

Edit: The lines wrapped around the block all day long.
Men and women in wheel chairs and walkers and even a young adult on crutches!

Everyone was so proud to put on that little sticker that said, " I voted!"

God Bless America!

Got to go to bed now, we worked the polls for ten hours without any food or breaks...could not stop because it was a magnificent experience to see Democracy in Action.

[Bouncy Ball]

31. That just SOUNDS beautiful.

Hey check it out, I updated the title of this thread!!!

[goclark]

33. Music to my ears! Go Los Angeles

Los Angeles is truly the City of the Angels tonight.


Devil ArnOLD, go back to Austria!

[doublethink]

32. And a toast to your County big time .......

:toast:

[goclark]

38. LA sure did its part - link to the final count for us

http://vote2005.ss.ca.gov/Returns/prop/19.htm

[Bouncy Ball]

35. Kick.

OP updated, I do believe you can stick a fork in all of Ahnold's props now.

[pinniped]

37. Prop 75 pulled a pretty good passing manuever.

When I saw the figures earlier this evening, it was something like 55%Y/46%N, though less than 20% of precincts were reporting.

Willie Brown said he thought it would pull a 9 point comeback.

[AlCzervik]

39. link for the results page at the secretary of state

all precints reporting in---suck it Gropenfuher.

http://vote2005.ss.ca.gov/Returns/prop/00.htm

[goclark]

40. Oh happy day nt

[ThatsMyBarack]

41. Congrats to CA!!!!

Just curious: Why is it good that props. 79 & 80 got the statewide NO vote? :hi:

[Johonny]

43. well

it's because a lot of liberals voted no across the board to protest the special election. We didn't want it.

[ThatsMyBarack]

44. well....Well Done!

:thumbsup:

[CountAllVotes]

42. this is a great victory for Unions in California

I happen to be a member of two unions in Calilfornia :patriot: and I also belong to the ACLU.

I am so glad that the groper's attempt to bust up the unions in California did not work.

CountAllVotes
One proud, fifth generation Californian and a lifetime union member who proudly pays dues :D :D :D

:kick: