Latest Returns Don't Bode Well for Question TimePaul Hogarthbyline‚ Nov. 08‚ 2007It's common knowledge in San Francisco that "early absentee" voters are more conservative, and as the Election Day votes start pouring in it shifts the results in a more progressive direction. As the City begins to hand-count the Election Day returns, initial numbers released yesterday generally confirmed that trend. Prop A (Muni Reform)'s lead widened from one point to six, and Prop H (parking initiative)'s defeat went from 42-58 to 36-67. But with 9,500 additional votes counted, Prop E -- which would mandate the Mayor's appearance at a monthly Board of Supervisors meeting -- is still behind by three points, which mirrored the early absentee returns. While it will still be a few days before all the votes are counted, initial Election Day votes suggest that Question Time will fail. |