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wellstone dem

(4,460 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:43 AM Nov 2012

Minnesota Marriage Amendment....I still have hope!!! 86% reporting

Banning Gay Marriage Amendment (We want "no" to win.)

ONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1 RECOGNITION OF MARRIAGE SOLELY BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN
Yes 1211375
No 1314595
Estimated Blanks 33596
Estimated Total Number of Voters 2559566
Estimated Percent of YES* 47.33%

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Minnesota Marriage Amendment....I still have hope!!! 86% reporting (Original Post) wellstone dem Nov 2012 OP

Keep in mind No doesn't need to beat yes. Kurska Nov 2012 #1

This is great. . .100k ahead!! kevinbgoode1 Nov 2012 #2

Yes, blanks count as no. Need 50% plus 1 yes votes to win. wellstone dem Nov 2012 #4

Remember, the blanks count as no votes n/t dflprincess Nov 2012 #3

Let's hope that yes loses! William769 Nov 2012 #5

Yeah I am pretty sure... the "NO" will have it!! Spock_is_Skeptical Nov 2012 #6

Kurska

(5,739 posts)

1. Keep in mind No doesn't need to beat yes.

Reply to wellstone dem (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:44 AM

Nov 2012

No doesn't matter, the yes needs to be over 50% for it to pass. Nonresponses are effectively no's

kevinbgoode1

(153 posts)

2. This is great. . .100k ahead!!

Reply to wellstone dem (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:45 AM

Nov 2012

is that estimated number of "Blanks" referring to ballots with nothing marked and thus counted as "no"?

wellstone dem

(4,460 posts)

4. Yes, blanks count as no. Need 50% plus 1 yes votes to win.

Reply to kevinbgoode1 (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:47 AM

Nov 2012

dflprincess

(28,091 posts)

3. Remember, the blanks count as no votes n/t

Reply to wellstone dem (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:45 AM

Nov 2012

William769

(55,148 posts)

5. Let's hope that yes loses!

Reply to wellstone dem (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:47 AM

Nov 2012

Spock_is_Skeptical

(1,491 posts)

6. Yeah I am pretty sure... the "NO" will have it!!

Reply to wellstone dem (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:51 AM

Nov 2012

YAY!
And also "NO" will have it for the stupid voter restrictions amendment too.

...now if only Bachmann would lose by some miracle at the last minute.... DAMMIT

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