How is this possible in the reporting numbers on referendum questions?

[cprenegade]

WBAL is reporting 17 precincts reporting on all 4 questions. 3 of the 4 are showing somewhere around 340,000 or so total votes. Question 5, on the redistricting map is showing 726,000 total. How is that possible? Either WBAL is wrong, or something is fishy. How can that one question double the totals of the other 3 in the same 17 precincts?

Question - 4 - Illegal Immigrant Tuition - Ballot Issue
Offer in-state rates
Maryland - 17 of 1858 Precincts Reporting - 1%
Name Votes Vote %
For 235,386 68%
Against 111,917 32%

Question - 5 - Congressional Redistricting - Ballot Issue
Establishes Boundaries
Maryland - 17 of 1858 Precincts Reporting - 1%
Name Votes Vote %
For 626,492 86%
Against 100,690 14%

Question - 6 - Allow Same Sex Marriage - Ballot Issue
Approval of Same Sex Mar
Maryland - 17 of 1858 Precincts Reporting - 1%
Name Votes Vote %
For 191,013 54%
Against 159,614 46%

Question - 7 - Expand Gambling - Ballot Issue
Video Lottery
Maryland - 17 of 1858 Precincts Reporting - 1%
Name Votes Vote %
For 179,230 51%
Against 174,558 49%

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[Sprightly]

I'm only pissed, but not surprised, that Questions 4, 7 and 5, will pass.

[demopublican]

Once I saw the wording for five it was clearly going to win. But make no mistake: O'Malley cared more about passing number five than anything else.

[sigmalady]

I can't believe the redistricting was approved.

[MontanaJack]

Maryland becomes the first state in the country to legalize gay marriage by referendum. Good work.

[Phineas Finn]

Once I saw the wording for five it was clearly going to win. But make no mistake: O'Malley cared more about passing number five than anything else.

I voted against 5, but I didn't think there was much of a chance of forcing a less blatant gerrymander. Maybe it will be thrown out in the courts. Hell, I actually feel sorry for Roscoe Bartlett.

[baltimoreron]

I can't believe the redistricting was approved.

Even Dems with an opposing voice will have no say in this state. This in no way can be a good thing.

[LarryN]

I can't believe the redistricting was approved.

Really? I'm not. The way the question was worded, it made no mention of gerrymandering, just a simple procedural "should we pass the lines we drew?" There really wasn't a big deal made of it like 6 & 7. The average voter probably wasn't even aware of what it was really about.

[bmore_ken]

Really? I'm not. The way the question was worded, it made no mention of gerrymandering, just a simple procedural "should we pass the lines we drew?" There really wasn't a big deal made of it like 6 & 7. The average voter probably wasn't even aware of what it was really about.

I have to agree. I have to admit I didn't really study that question much leading up to the election. I voted no mainly based on what I read from people here. Probably the only time that's ever happened

[sigmalady]

Really? I'm not. The way the question was worded, it made no mention of gerrymandering, just a simple procedural "should we pass the lines we drew?" There really wasn't a big deal made of it like 6 & 7. The average voter probably wasn't even aware of what it was really about.

That's a very good point.

[Struds]

Really? I'm not. The way the question was worded, it made no mention of gerrymandering, just a simple procedural "should we pass the lines we drew?" There really wasn't a big deal made of it like 6 & 7. The average voter probably wasn't even aware of what it was really about.

Actually, it was even more blatant. It read something like "in accordance with the state constitution". How many people voted yes just because of that statement?

Yes, the constitution requires district review, but it does not require outright gerrymandering. The citizens of Md lose on this one.

[cprenegade]

Really? I'm not. The way the question was worded, it made no mention of gerrymandering, just a simple procedural "should we pass the lines we drew?" There really wasn't a big deal made of it like 6 & 7. The average voter probably wasn't even aware of what it was really about.

That was the big issue with the map. The people who worked so hard to get question's 4 and 5 on the ballot never did any follow up. Question 4 got enough publicity that generally everyone knew what it was about. But question 5 was somewhat under the radar. Peter Franchot came out against it in the last couple of weeks, but had they put more effort into it I think they would have gotten some of the more conservative democrats in the state to vote against it.

[bmore_ken]

What's so Maryland about it passing is. I personally think it was the most important question on the ballot, yet I didn't see one commercial against it. However gambling, same sex marriage, and illegal alien in state tuition flooded the airwaves, things that generally will only affect a small % of the population.

[demopublican]

What's so Maryland about it passing is. I personally think it was the most important question on the ballot, yet I didn't see one commercial against it. However gambling, same sex marriage, and illegal alien in state tuition flooded the airwaves, things that generally will only affect a small % of the population.

I agree 100%. The money wasted fighting SS marriage and gambling should have been spent here. Martin and the O'Malleycrats really would not have had any moral or logical argument against it.

The MDGOP must be the worst run organization on the face of the earth.

[ybnormal]

Suckers. There's some great ocean front property for sale in Arizona you may also be interested in.

[regularguy]

Redistricting was the only state-wide question on which I voted "no". (I only voted for the Dream Act because it was so innocuous, and the opponents - like Delegate McDonough - were generally obnoxious.) When watching the election results, I was surprised to see how lopsided the returns were on that question, but then I thought about how little energy there was on either side of the issue. Never saw a single lawn sign, for example. Not a single ad or mailer, for or against.

The bizarre district lines offended me esthetically - districts should be compact instead of obviously gerrymandered - but most voters seemed not to care one way or the other.

[Good morning Baltimore]

In response to the original post, the numbers on Question 5 were obviously a typo.