Are the election results for Washington state in yet?
This search page provides current vote totals for state offices appearing on the November 3, 2009, General Election ballot. Results are immediately updated whenever a new tabulation is reported by any of the state’s county elections departments that are involved in this General Election. To determine when a county submitted its last tabulation report or when it plans to submit its next report, click the Voter Turnout tab. Election results are not final or official until certified. By law, November 24, 2009 is the last day for county canvassing boards to certify results; December 3, 2009 is the last day for the Office of the Secretary of State to certify General Election returns. Local election results can be found on individual county websites Sources: http://vote.wa.
I’m afraid it’s mixed news tonight for gay folks in the U.S. as voters in Maine — where the blatantly anti-gay Catholic church lobbied intensely against gay-marriage — stripped gays and lesbians in that state of the right to marry. Meanwhile in Washington state, the recently passed “everything but marriage” domestic partner law has been called in favor of pro-gay forces. I happen to live in Washington state and for many reasons, opponents were never able to gain much traction in trying to repeal the law. In other positive news, Kalamazoo, Michigan voted to uphold that city’s anti-discrimination law while Chapel Hill, North Carolina elected a gay mayor and in Houston, Texas, lesbian mayoral candidate Gena Locke advanced to a run-off to be that city’s next mayor. Sources: http://www.afterelton.
It looks like the 2009 Washington State Election results have already started coming in, with the official vote from the ballot starting at 8:00 PM PST. These will just be preliminary numbers to start, as the ballots will continue being counted through the night. There are some very key issues that are getting voted on, in this year’s Washington State Election. This includes the Washington State Referendum 71 on domestic partner rights and the Washington Initiative 1033, on state and local revenue caps. The City of Spokane will also be voting on four propositions in this year’s ballot, as well as three Spokane City Council positions. The propositions include a Spokane Bill of Rights, funding for a Community Bill of Rights and a new Fire Bond as well. Sources: http://www.onlykent.
