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West Chester, Liberty voters like state issues
Now that the dust has settled from last week’s election, I took some time to evaluate how local folks voted regarding state issues and the crowded West Chester trustee race.
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State issues passed overwhelmingly in West Chester and Liberty townships last week, according to an analysis of final but unofficial results from the Butler County Board of Elections.
Issue 1 — which increases benefits for veterans of wars in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq — was approved similarly in both areas, with 70 percent of voters in West Chester and just more than 68 percent of voters in Liberty approving the measure on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
More than 69 percent of voters in Liberty and nearly 64 percent of voters in West Chester gave the nod on Tuesday to Issue 2 — which created a statewide livestock care standard board to preempt an anticipated attempt next year by federal organizations to implement the same.
Issue 3, which approved casinos be built in Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo, was passed by a smaller margin in Liberty — less than 20 percent, or 59.5 to 40.5 — while nearly 61 percent of West Chester voters supported the measure.
The analysis also shows a majority of voters in all but one Liberty Twp. precinct supported Issue 17, the 3-mill replacement levy that increased local taxes $57 per year per $200,000 in home value for law enforcement services provided by the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. Thoughts?
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