http://my.hsj.org http://my.hsj.org en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:04:37 GMT 15 By Michael Lewis, Editor in Chief
The Obama-Biden ticket was overwhelmingly victorious in today’s mock election in which 153 high-school students, faculty, and staff participated. Obama received 75 percent of the student vote, and only one of 18 faculty and staff members who voted supported McCain. Of the 12 propositions also on the mock-election ballot, Prop. 8, which eliminates gay marriage, was handily defeated, as 86 percent voted no. Prop. 4, which involves parental notification in the case of teenage pregnancy, was also very unpopular; 75 percent voted no. The only proposition that received strong support was Prop. 2, which involves animal rights, as 71 percent voted yes. For complete election results, see below. Presidential race: Obama-Biden: 117 (77%) McCain-Palin: 29 (19%) Barr: 1 Nader: 3 Abstain: 3 Proposition 1 (High-speed rail): Yes: 79 (52%) No: 45 (29%) Undecided: 29 (19%) Proposition 2 (Animal rights): Yes: 108 (71%) No: 33 (21%) Undecided: 12 (8%) Proposition 3 (Children’s hospital bond): Yes: 79 (52%) No: 46 (30%) Undecided: 28 (18%) Proposition 4 (Parental notification of pregnancy): Yes: 28 (18%) No: 114 (75%) Undecided: 11 (7%) Proposition 5 (Rehab for non-violent criminals): Yes: 53 (35%) No: 70 (46%) Undecided: 30 (19%) Proposition 6 (Police and law enforcement): Yes: 54 (35%) No: 55 (36%) Undecided: 44 (29%) Proposition 7 (Renewable energy generation): Yes: 87 (57%) No: 44 (29%) Undecided: 22 (14%) Proposition 8 (Eliminates gay marriage): Yes: 18 (12%) No: 132 (86%) Undecided: 3 (2%) Proposition 9 (Criminal justice system—victims’ rights, parole): Yes: 45 (30%) No: 54 (35%) Undecided: 54 (35%) Proposition 10 (Alternative fuel vehicles and renewable energy): Yes: 87 (57%) No: 42 (27%) Undecided: 24 (16%) Proposition 11 (Redistricting by non-partisan committee): Yes: 39 (26%) No: 51 (33%) Undecided: 63 (41%) Proposition 12 (Veterans’ bond act): Yes: 58 (38%) No: 41 (27%) Undecided: 54 (35%) ]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:41:00 GMT