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Proposition 19 losing based on early reporting of precincts ... and ultimately falls short

By Douglas A. Berman

This CNN page seems to be providing the most up-to-date information about voting on California's marijuana legalization proposition.  And, as of this writing, the Proposition is losing 56% to 44% with about one sixth of all precincts reporting results.  I suspect this margin will remain as all the votes come in, and I will provide an update in the morning. UPDATE:  With 89 precinct reporting as of 6am EDT, the break-down is now 54% to 46% against Proposition 19.  This relatively close, but still negative, outcome will surely produce some interesting spin by both sides.  And the very interesting follow-up question, now that the proposition has been narrowly defeated, becomes whether a variation on Prop 19 gets on the 2012 ballot in California (and perhaps elsewhere)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 03, 2010 (boomark / email).