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Supporters of new international toll bridge in Detroit win big in election day ballot Proposal 6 - 60/40 vote
Supporters of a new Canadian sponsored bridge downriver of the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor won a big political victory in voting in Michigan Tuesday. The new bridge got 2.63m votes to 1.78m or 60% to 40% in so called Proposal 6.
Michigan Gov's office joins in scaremongering & misrepresentation over ballot on state-$s for new toll bridge
We addressed this question to Sara Wurfel spokesman for the Governor of Michigan Rick Synder:
Hi: I've picked up comments attributed to you to the effect that The People Should Decide measure could require a statewide vote to authorize mere local bridges.
MLive.com Sept 6 has this:
Michigan Supreme Court rules that DRIC bridge funding by the state should be on ballot
Opponents of a new governments sponsored bridge between Detroit and Windsor will get to have their issue on the November ballot. The state Supreme Court ordered the Board of Canvassers to allow the measure to go to the voters after all.
Voters will get to vote on this promoted by a group The People Should Decide which reads:
New Detroit International bridge on November ballot, but does it matter?
By Peter Samuel on June 22, 2012
2012-06-21: Opponents of the new Detroit River bridge (NITC or DRIC) that was the subject of an agreement between the government of Canada and the Governor of Michigan June 15 say they now have passed the minimum number of signatures to put the new bridge issue on the ballot in November. The popular vote is on.
Ambassador Bridge co battles on - going to Supreme Court, announces petition for popular ballot
By Peter Samuel on April 20, 2012
With state contractors using heavy concrete breakers, cranes, loaders and dump trucks at the Ambassador Bridge to demolish recent concrete
work and cart away the rubble of high approach ramps for a parallel span, the Detroit International Bridge Company (DIBC) battles on, using the courts and public opinion.
Dallas voters endorse Trinity Parkway tollroad and in Seattle WA reject taxes for unsound transit
By Peter Samuel on November 7, 2007
Good news for tolling in two referenda held Tuesday. In Dallas TX a referendum to block the Trinity Parkway tollroad was defeated 53% to 47%. About 80k people cast votes in the ballot out of about 500k eligible voters in the city of Dallas. The campaign was fiercely fought.
TOLL POLITICS:Miami voters reject tax to end toll
By Peter Samuel on June 30, 1999TOLL POLITICS:Miami voters reject tax to end toll
Originally published in issue 41 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jul 1999.
Page:1
Subjects:financial anti-toll detoll toll politics poll ballot
Agencies:MDX
Locations:Miami FL
LAW:Court scolds AG for anti-toll ballot in MA
By Peter Samuel on August 11, 1998LAW:Court scolds AG for anti-toll ballot in MA
Originally published in issue 30 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Aug 1998.
Page:9
Subjects:anti-toll sentiment ballot
Facilities:Massachusetts Turnpike
Agencies:Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Locations:MA
Sources:Aloisi Hubschman
