All three propositions on municipal ballots passed yesterday.
Proposition 1 garnered more votes than Proposition 2, which almost certainly means that it will take precedence once possible legal challenges are done.
Our friend David Benzion urges Mayor White to abide by both propositions, but it seems pretty clear (and has for a while even to listeners of KSEV if not readers of Chronically Biased) that he’s under no legal obligation to do so.
The Proposition 2 folks lost, to a mayor who outmaneuvered them. It’s doubtful KSEV/Chronically Biased had the reach to have overcome the final losing margin, but one can’t help but think it couldn’t have hurt their cause for Dan Patrick to spend a little more pushing Proposition 2 and a little less time on constantly changing election predictions and “Astros Destiny” prognostication.
Interestingly, Proposition 3 cruised to an easy victory. That one may prove to be more of an irritant to the mayor’s office over time than either of the revenue limitation proposals.
