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Locals react to Prop 8 vote |
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008 |
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By Mike Bodine
Register Staff
11-11-2008 Local reactions to the passing of the highly controversial Prop. 8 were mixed, but overall did not reflect the views of voters state-wide.
Prop. 8 will amend the state constitution to read, “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”
The proposition narrowly passed on election day with 52 percent, however, the results of a poll taken Sunday in Bishop of random pedestrians, are that many of those people were in favor of gay marriage. There were also some that were for the amendment, and still many simply refused to comment, in fact, 10 of the 30 individuals that were interviewed refused to comment.
Despite of the cold, blustery conditions Sunday, many of those willing to comment expressed their support for gay marriage, but not all. |
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Funding comes through for new court building |
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008 |
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By Mike Gervais
Register Staff
11-8-2008 Inyo County Superior Court Judge Dean Stout is looking to the future and a construction project that will add a state-of-the-art court facility in Independence.
The Inyo County Board of Supervisors discussed the court facility project in August, but decided to hold off on any action on the construction until the results of Senate Bill 1407 were known.
SB 1407 is a source of funds that could be used for courthouse improvements.
Judge Stout, on Tuesday, addressed the board with an update on SB 1407 and a status report on the county’s courthouse construction fund.
According to Stout, SB 1407 was passed and enacted in September and will provide $5 billion in lease revenue bonds that can be used for construction and/or improvements on court facilities. |
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Local races too close to call ’til count is finished |
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Friday, 07 November 2008 |
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By Mike Bodine
Register Staff
11-6-2008 Local election results are close, really close. They’re so close, in fact, that as of Wednesday morning, most of the races could not be called with confidence.
Such a large number of absentee ballots have yet to be counted that nearly every race is still pending.
Only 80 votes gap the challengers in the hotly contested race for Superior Court Judge, and only three votes separate two candidates for one of the seats on the Lone Pine school board.
An unprecedented amount of absentee ballots, approximately 1,200, along with an equally unexpected 112 provisional ballots, were turned into polling places the night of the election and are delaying a final tally. According to the Inyo County Elections Office, these votes might not be counted until Friday. |
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