Polk County Bond Issue Fails
April 30th, 2008 at 03:25pm Geraldine
The bond issue to renovate the Polk County Courthouse failed yesterday by just over 4,000 votes as only 43% of voters supported badly needed repairs and additions to the facility. It’s saddening that a small group of anti-tax zealots were able to take advantage of low turnout special-election in order to defeat a badly needed measure. Even the most devoted Ron Paul-supporting Libertarian believes that government is need to impose a basic system of law and order and ensure those accused of crimes receive fair and speedy trials. However, the lack of room at the courthouse meant hundreds of court cases were being tossed out and that the backlog of cases on the docket was steadily increasing. It’s saddening that the opponents of this measure would let criminals walk free rather than paying an extra $20 in taxes a year. Hopefully, the project will be revived in November and will be passed then when there is a high enough turnout that the results can’t be tilted by a handful of anti-tax zealots who want to undermine and destroy the most basic facets of government.
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3 Comments Add your own
1. desmoinesdem | May 3rd, 2008 at 5:25 pm
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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