The Command Post
2004 US Presidential Election
November 01, 2004
Virginia | The Northern Virgina Ballot

Besides the Presidential and Congressional contest, the voter of Virgina will have two proposed Virgina Constitution Amendments to consider. The first is the more interesting of the two. It deals with clarifying

… the once-a-decade practice of redrawing districts for the U.S. House of Representatives, the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate. Following the last redistricting in 2001, a handful of General Assembly seats quickly changed hands because of resignations or the relocation of a district. New members were elected from the new district, causing confusion among voters. This amendment would change the current practice, delaying the implementation of the new districts until the general election prior to the end of the terms being served in the old districts.

It seems some people find elections and their results confusing and just moving the effective date will clarify the election results in the minds of these people.

The second proposed amendment adds three additional officials to the line of succession in the event of the death or incapacitation of the Governor (and Vice Governor).

The actual text of these two proposal is available here

Additionally, Fairfax County has four bond issues for the voters to consider. They deal with

Human Services Facilities Bonds: Fairfax County is proposing to sell $32.5 million in general obligation bonds.

Library Facilities Bond: Fairfax County is proposing to sell $52.5 million in general obligation bonds.

Parks and Park Facilities Bonds: Fairfax County is proposing to sell $75 million in general obligation bonds.

Transportation improvements and facilities bonds: Fairfax County is proposing to sell $165 million in general obligation bonds.

Neither the proposed Constitutional Amendments nor the Bond Issues have received significant publicity. Most voters will first find out about these issues by reading precinct literature while they are standing in the votine line.



Posted by Dave at November 1, 2004 09:14 PM | TrackBack
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