Oh, The results of the Anti-Casino ballet thing. I know its kind of late but figured I'd post it.
Thank you for taking part in the Philly's Ballot Box citizens' referendum.
After nearly a week of meticulously counting ballots, the full results are finally in!
The citizens' ballot was a resounding success with 13,319 votes cast in a historic day of civic action.
Total Votes: 13,319
Yes: 12,592 (95%)
No: 727 (5%)
How Philadelphians chose to vote in Philly's Ballot Box:
Ballots cast at polling locations: 8510 (64%)
Ballots cast at non-polling locations: 936 (7%)
Online ballots cast: 3030 (23%)
Phone-in ballots cast: 843 (6%)
Full results available here: www.casinofreephila.org/results
To sign up for further updates or to find out how you can get involved, visit: www.casinofreephila.org
The large turnout and nearly unanimous support for a reasonable standard on casino development were a direct result of the incredible effort put forth by all our volunteers. On Election Day we had 293 volunteers staffing 54 locations, our phone-in hot line, and operations at our headquarters. Our supporters donated a total of 1896 volunteer hours on Election Day, and another 288 hours counting the votes over the following 5 days.
We collected on average 68.2% of the total turnout at each precinct where we had a Philly's Ballot Box. This is amazing because it means that even if every person who walked past our ballot box had cast a NO vote, we still would have won with 66% of the vote.
The results are undeniable. Philadelphia has spoken and the message is clear: We want a buffer between casinos and neighborhoods. These results are our mandate, and from here we move to have our voices heard in City Hall and Harrisburg.
To sign up for further updates or to find out how you can get involved, visit:
www.casinofreephila.org
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