Ohio's Issue 3 (2009) Results

[Joe Republic]

The only thing of interest on the ballot this year:

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Full results by county

Yes  52.97% No    47.03%

[Joe Republic]

Here are the results for the four counties whose cities will be getting these casinos:

Cuyahoga (Cleveland):  65% Yes; 35% No

Hamilton (Cincinnati):  67% Yes; 33% No

Franklin (Columbus):  42% Yes; 58% No

Lucas (Toledo):  53% Yes; 47% No


I really don't get Franklin county.

[Joe Republic]

What were the arguments for/against this other than "I WANT A CASINO HERE"/"NO HERE"?

To be honest I couldn't have given a rat's ass and thus didn't pay much attention, but apparently the argument for was based on the casinos generating  multi-bajillion dollars in revenue and thousands of jaeorbs for Ohians, and the argument against was a laundry list of gripes about anything and everything, including the fact that the casinos would "only" be taxed 33% of their revenue.

[Joe Republic]

Too bad you don't live in a state that doesn't address the true pressing issues of democracy

Interesting.  Tell me, fifteen years later, does the mighty Dentistry & Othodontic Technicians Union still hold sway over Cowlitz county these days?

[Joe Republic]

It's probably quite ironic that while people back home were voting on this oh-so-important "issue", I was in Vegas.