Comments on: Polk County Bond Issue Fails http://iowaprogress.com/2008/04/30/polk-county-bond-issue-fails/ Politics in Iowa from a progressive viewpoint. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:04:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: desmoinesdem http://iowaprogress.com/2008/04/30/polk-county-bond-issue-fails/#comment-25245 desmoinesdem Sat, 03 May 2008 23:25:42 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2008/04/30/polk-county-bond-issue-fails/#comment-25245 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the supporters were the ones who wanted it to be a special election, because they thought they'd do better in a low-turnout environment. These referenda should be held on the same day as regularly scheduled elections. I advocated for passing this measure at Bleeding Heartland, by the way. A disaster is waiting to happen at that overcrowded courthouse. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought the supporters were the ones who wanted it to be a special election, because they thought they’d do better in a low-turnout environment.

These referenda should be held on the same day as regularly scheduled elections.

I advocated for passing this measure at Bleeding Heartland, by the way. A disaster is waiting to happen at that overcrowded courthouse.

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