Supervisor Ally Miller led the taxpayer revolt against the Pima County mega-bonds. Early results show that the bonds are failing.
Rep. Mark Finchem issued a statement as the results are rolling in: “It is clear that even after the massive amount of money spent on the “Say Yes on PIMA Bonds” campaign, voters have no interest in seeing the massive property tax hike that passage of the bond package would have driven. The disclosure that the County administration could have used the money for purposes other than what it was intended for -buying one land, and removing it from the tax rolls- raised a lot of eyebrows. While the Pima County administration points the finger at the legislature for their economic woes and poor road conditions, voters aren’t buying it. Voters also seem to have grown weary of the constant bond issues votes, “bond fatigue” has become tedious, and the “cost of a latte” attitude of leadership is ps pretty arrogant. Add to all of this that PIMA County has some of the highest paid personnel in the state and you have a recipe for NO.”
Supervisor Ray Carroll had fought for the bonds calling them the “lifeblood” of Pima County.
Check back later for more results…..
SUMMARY REPT-GROUP DETAIL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
PIMA COUNTY, STATE OF ARIZONA
RUN DATE:11/04/15 02:16 AM
Proposition 425 Road and Highway Improvements
(VOTE FOR) 1
(WITH 248 OF 248 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,695 46.01 12,128 57,567 0
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,778 53.99 15,727 66,051 0
Proposition 426 Economic Development, Libraries and Workforce Training
(VOTE FOR) 1
(WITH 248 OF 248 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,589 37.90 10,626 46,963 0
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,373 62.10 17,362 77,011 0
Proposition 427 Tourism Promotion
(VOTE FOR) 1
(WITH 248 OF 248 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,748 32.76 9,138 40,610 0
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,119 67.24 18,727 83,392 0
Proposition 428 Parks and Recreation
(VOTE FOR) 1
(WITH 248 OF 248 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,512 40.45 11,438 50,074 0
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,544 59.55 16,543 74,001 0
Proposition 429 Public Health, Welfare, Safety, Neighborhoods and Housing
(VOTE FOR) 1
(WITH 248 OF 248 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,940 40.05 10,679 50,261 0
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,221 59.95 17,253 73,968 0
Proposition 431 Flood Control and Drainage>
(VOTE FOR) 1
(WITH 248 OF 248 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,669 38.38 10,779 45,890 0
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,968 61.62 16,857 74,111 0
Proposition 431 Flood Control and Drainage
(VOTE FOR) 1
(WITH 248 OF 248 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,866 47.22 12,287 57,579 0
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,101 52.78 15,286 62,815 0