tomeboy writes “I’m not sure I have ever experienced the symptoms of “voter fatigueâ€? . (“Subtle Tactics Win Votes;
Libraries across the country get support in spite of tough times and voter fatigue�, Library Journal, March 15, 2004) I understand that chad punching is confusing for some, but tiresome? (just a joke) Regardless, the folks at Library Journal partly attribute this exhaustion to the poor results of recent public library referenda.
It’s no coincidence that the success of public library referenda is closely associated with the current state of the economy. For example, there has been an “elastic� relationship since 1987 (the last crash before 2000), between the DJIA and the percentage of referenda that have passed.
But recall that the year 2000 also marked the inception of CIPA. Is the economic “cause and effect� relationship entirely accurate now or as easy to discern? We’ll see.
Ten-Year Summary of Operating Referenda, inside. The percentage of vote failures has more than tripled since 1994.
tomeboy writes “I’m not sure I have ever experienced the symptoms of “voter fatigueâ€? . (“Subtle Tactics Win Votes;
Libraries across the country get support in spite of tough times and voter fatigue�, Library Journal, March 15, 2004) I understand that chad punching is confusing for some, but tiresome? (just a joke) Regardless, the folks at Library Journal partly attribute this exhaustion to the poor results of recent public library referenda.
It’s no coincidence that the success of public library referenda is closely associated with the current state of the economy. For example, there has been an “elastic� relationship since 1987 (the last crash before 2000), between the DJIA and the percentage of referenda that have passed.
But recall that the year 2000 also marked the inception of CIPA. Is the economic “cause and effect� relationship entirely accurate now or as easy to discern? We’ll see.
Ten-Year Summary of Operating Referenda, inside. The percentage of vote failures has more than tripled since 1994.
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