TEA Party Revolt in making? Georgia T-SPLOST loosing

ajc ^ | 7/31/2012 | freeatlanta

[FreeAtlanta]

T-SPLOST (Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) looks to be going down in flames.

Good sign that tax payers are fed up?

[FreeAtlanta]

TSPLOST Referendum - 3-Atlanta -

Ballot Issue

July 31, 2012 - 09:02PM ET

Georgia - 25 of 1077 Precincts Reporting - 2%

	Name	Votes	Vote %
	No	41,418	78%
	Yes	11,966	22%

TSPLOST Referendum - 1-Northwest Georgia -

Ballot Issue

July 31, 2012 - 08:59PM ET

Georgia - 39 of 200 Precincts Reporting - 20%

	Name	Votes	Vote %
	No	22,247	65%
	Yes	11,889	35%

TSPLOST Referendum - 2-Georgia Mountains -

Ballot Issue

July 31, 2012 - 08:59PM ET

Georgia - 38 of 152 Precincts Reporting - 25%

	Name	Votes	Vote %
	No	26,460	76%
	Yes	8,568	24%

TSPLOST Referendum - 4-Three Rivers -

Ballot Issue

July 31, 2012 - 08:59PM ET

Georgia - 11 of 147 Precincts Reporting - 7%

	Name	Votes	Vote %
	No	11,453	69%
	Yes	5,163	31%

TSPLOST Referendum - 5-Northeast Georgia -

Ballot Issue

July 31, 2012 - 08:59PM ET

Georgia - 33 of 171 Precincts Reporting - 19%

	Name	Votes	Vote %
	No	17,236	60%
	Yes	11,259	40%

TSPLOST Referendum - 6-Middle Georgia -

Ballot Issue

July 31, 2012 - 08:59PM ET

Georgia - 33 of 141 Precincts Reporting - 23%

	Name	Votes	Vote %
	No	7,889	58%
	Yes	5,674	42%

TSPLOST Referendum - 7-Central Savannah River -

Ballot Issue

July 31, 2012 - 08:59PM ET

Georgia - 35 of 203 Precincts Reporting - 17%

	Name	Votes	Vote %
	Yes	8,769	52%
	No	8,243	48%

TSPLOST Referendum - 8-River Valley -

Ballot Issue

July 31, 2012 - 08:59PM ET

Georgia - 22 of 111 Precincts Reporting - 20%

	Name	Votes	Vote %
	Yes	5,534	52%
	No	5,021	48%

TSPLOST Referendum - 9-Heart of Georgia -

Ballot Issue

July 31, 2012 - 08:59PM ET

Georgia - 48 of 153 Precincts Reporting - 31%

	Name	Votes	Vote %
	Yes	13,036	50%
	No	12,879	50%

TSPLOST Referendum - 10-Southwest Georgia -

Ballot Issue

July 31, 2012 - 08:59PM ET

Georgia - 44 of 165 Precincts Reporting - 27%

	Name	Votes	Vote %
	No	11,820	57%
	Yes	9,056	43%

TSPLOST Referendum - 11-Southern Georgia -

Ballot Issue

July 31, 2012 - 08:59PM ET

Georgia - 28 of 129 Precincts Reporting - 22%

	Name	Votes	Vote %
	No	12,271	56%
	Yes	9,564	44%

TSPLOST Referendum - 12-Coastal -

Ballot Issue

July 31, 2012 - 08:59PM ET

Georgia - 35 of 206 Precincts Reporting - 17%

	Name	Votes	Vote %
	No	8,083	54%
	Yes	6,798	46%

[FreeAtlanta]

ahhhh, losing....

[Oshkalaboomboom]

It looks promising but the big cities haven’t posted returns yet. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.

[Publius]

We at the Golden Isles Tea Party have been tireless in fighting this bad transportation funding bill.

I'm heartened by these numbers, especially after all the pro- ads on TV.

[JoshuaLawrenceChamberlain]

How loose ;)

As a GA freeper I hope this thing burns.. People don’t understand that we already have over 35 taxes in this part of GA alone.. This would solve NOTHING and was being sold as something it most definitely wasn’t. Hopefully the idiots don’t outnumber the good guys yet...

[FreeAtlanta]

I have seen dozens of expensive billboards and have gotten countless expensive glossy mailers promoting the fiasco.

What do these people stand to gain who are investing so much money in those ads?

I hope they lose their shirts tonight.

[muawiyah]

Big cities can sometimes surprise you when it comes to a new tax for transportation.

That's because they know they'll be taxed and the transportation features (roads, rails, water, whatever) will go somewhere else!

This happened repeatedly in Virginia when Democrat governors tried to stuff special sales taxes down everybody's throat ~ just couldn't get past a referendum.

[Publius]

What do these people stand to gain who are investing so much money in those ads?

It's the construction industry that's spending the money on this campaign.

[FreeAtlanta]

The numbers are looking great! The bad guys are behind in every district!

I hope this is a referendum for November and we toss out a lot more bums.

[Mortrey]

With all the money they have been spending on TV ads, radio ads, people appearing on talk shows and billboards to PASS this tax, they could’ve BUILT ANOTHER 285!!!!

Maybe (I pray) some pockets won’t be lined, after all.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

One of the local tv stations has asked where the money came from that has been used to advertise nonstop this boondoggle. They were told it was by private money but have yet to issue proof.

Not long ago, Georgia commandeered the HOV lanes from the taxpayers and started renting them back to taxpayers each and every time a driver wants to use the lane. Learn to manage OUR money better before you come begging for more and learn to live within OUR means.

[Politicalmom]

I miss voting in GA. Voting in CA is a traumatic experience.

*Sigh*

[Hoodat]

Lucky for you that you caught it when you did. I was going ahhhh, losing....to have to report you to the Grammar Police.

Things are looking good so far in Metro Atlanta. What part of Taxed Enough Already do they not get? I hope the "HELL NO" votes remain above 70% when the count is finished.

[Hoodat]

Please disregard my own faux pas of HTML malfeasance in my last post. Loose away.

[Brownie63]

I’m in SW Ga. I’m glad its going down in flames. This will send a message to our legislators. No more taxes. Cut the spending.

[Repeal The 17th]

It looks like the voters in three of the twelve districts decided they were not already paying enough taxes.

[SmithL]

I am so glad we left CA last year and get to vote in TN this year.

[FreeAtlanta]

I went back and looked at it closer. You are right. poor, pathetic little want to be dominated people

[thenewsblogger]

I just voted against it. Enough spending our money!

[USAFJeeper]

As a Houston County resident, we realized we would be nothing more than a feeder county for all the little counties with no tax base that would go in. Not to mention most of the plans did not involve Houston County roads.