Voucher landslide in polygamous towns
The referendum on the school voucher law, which would have provided tax dollars in the form of scholarships for children to attend private schools, lost big in Utah.
But it won by a landslide in two different polygamous communities.
In Hildale, home to the FLDS group, the referendum was approved by 78 percent of voters. The actual ballot count was 70 in favor, 19 against.
A mere 13 percent of the town's registered voters participated in the election.
In Rocky Ridge, a Juab county town that is home to a satellite group from the Apostolic United Brethren, about 80 percent of voters approved the referendum. The vote was 82 for and 20 against.
The turnout in Rocky Ridge was about 50 percent.
Did voters in these communities understand the referendum? The voucher law was written to make it difficult -- if not impossible -- for polygamous communities to set up schools. An amendment states the scholarships can not be claimed by students attending ''a school that encourages illegal conduct.''
Hildale voters also approved the following incumbents, all of whom were unchallenged:
Philip C. Barlow: 90 votes
Joseph S. Jessop: 90 votes
Harold Peine: 88 votes
Edson Holm: 87 votes
I am not sure how many spots were open on the Rocky Ridge Town Council, but here is how the vote went:
David L. Bunker: 82 votes
Bryan L. Allred: 69 votes
Alma Lane Allred: 37 votes
But it won by a landslide in two different polygamous communities.
In Hildale, home to the FLDS group, the referendum was approved by 78 percent of voters. The actual ballot count was 70 in favor, 19 against.
A mere 13 percent of the town's registered voters participated in the election.
In Rocky Ridge, a Juab county town that is home to a satellite group from the Apostolic United Brethren, about 80 percent of voters approved the referendum. The vote was 82 for and 20 against.
The turnout in Rocky Ridge was about 50 percent.
Did voters in these communities understand the referendum? The voucher law was written to make it difficult -- if not impossible -- for polygamous communities to set up schools. An amendment states the scholarships can not be claimed by students attending ''a school that encourages illegal conduct.''
Hildale voters also approved the following incumbents, all of whom were unchallenged:
Philip C. Barlow: 90 votes
Joseph S. Jessop: 90 votes
Harold Peine: 88 votes
Edson Holm: 87 votes
I am not sure how many spots were open on the Rocky Ridge Town Council, but here is how the vote went:
David L. Bunker: 82 votes
Bryan L. Allred: 69 votes
Alma Lane Allred: 37 votes
Labels: Hildale, Rocky Ridge
2 Comments:
ummmm weren't you going to tell me where the heck they hid those silly voting sites, cause I'm still lookin'
ha ha just kiddding, but I would like to know where they hid them this year
A senior level government official (Hey, it works for The New York Times) said the polling locations were in the same place they always are: The city offices.
I'm inclined to believe it is solid information.
But if any one stopped by the city offices on Election Day and could not locate a voting booth, let me know.
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