Election Day

As both the Dane County and ASM referenda elections come to a close, some early figures:

The “living wage” referendum has passed on the ASM ballot: 5312 votes for to 3204 votes against.

The Wisconsin Union Facilities Improvement Plan has failed on the ASM ballot: 3959 votes for to 4654 votes against.

Ashok Kumar will be the newest Dane County Supervisor, having defeated David Lapidus 466 to 196.

I wish Mr. Kumar well in his new job, am glad to see WUFIP has failed in its attempt to siphon money away from an already-poor student body and look forward to seeing the University of Wisconsin administration strike down the “living wage” referendum, making the whole matter moot.

Now it will be interesting to see how the various statewide “bring our troops home” referenda tally up.