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jtet93 t1_ivp7077 wrote

I wonder how much of this can be attributed to the yes/no being kind of confusing.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_ivpabva wrote

That can hurt ballot questions. There's also the "i aint readin all that" factor with ballot questions that probably favors no votes or people leaving the question blank

It's also an issue that voters can be just have a weird misconception about, whether it's failing to realize the existing law or thinking this somehow encourages illegal immigration or will lead to more "bad drivers" on the road or whatever. It's one of those issues where people who aren't fully in the "BUILD THE WALL" level of disdain for immigrants can skewer more right wing than you'd expect

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blacklassie t1_ivp86d2 wrote

I agree the yes/no was counterintuitive and it’s very plausible that skewed the numbers a little.

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chemgeek87 t1_ivpasoz wrote

I think this is a part of it. I worked the election and all of the ballots I spoiled were for people that misfilled their choice for question 4.

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boston_homo t1_ivt998l wrote

I voted no on 4 but was happy with the outcome so I definitely misread the question.

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jehnnybeth t1_ivqyipc wrote

You want more people driving illegally (rather than studying for and passing a road test to acquire a license), making the roads less safe for other drivers and pedestrians? Why?

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[deleted] t1_ivr22xg wrote

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jehnnybeth t1_ivr2uv7 wrote

I hate to break it to you, but it sounds like you voted incorrectly because you misunderstood the wording. The yes vote was to keep the law, the no vote was to repeal. Luckily it passed anyway!

Edit: Here's a source

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[deleted] t1_ivra711 wrote

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Old_Travel8423 t1_ivs2xbk wrote

It was worded poorly, and the choices were labeled confusingly. It was ok for me because I spend most of my work day reading contracts, but they shouldnt expect voters to parse that word salad.

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