Comments on: Poll

By: BR

BR — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 00:58:12 +0000

As I understand it, it is necessary to convince people to sign the initiative FOR Measure 88–in effect voting for it. Then they need to reverse themselves once it is on the ballot and vote against it. It is going to be extremely difficult to get people to understand this. Only a great advertising campaign has a hope of explaining this to voters.
The language of Measure 88 is like something from the novel “1984”–you know “war is peace”, “freedom is slavery.” The measure promises affirmative action without preferential treatment. As the whole idea of affirmative action is to increase members of some races at the expense of others (whites and Asians) the idea that this is not preferential treatment for some races is absurd.
Of course the media will be on the side of affirmative action. So white and Asian businesses need to be mobilized to inform customers and give them a chance to sign RM 88. Twenty years ago my wife and I collected signatures for I-200. We found that a winning argument was to tell people that the future of their children depends on this.

By: asianadmin

asianadmin — Fri, 10 May 2019 00:35:58 +0000

In reply to Dietmar.

You are right, we don’t have the luxury of making the title less confusing for voters. However, we can educate voters. And we need everyone’s help.

Referendum Measure 88 has the exact same language as I-1000, which seeks to repeal voter approved I-200. By putting RM 88 on the November ballot, we are putting I-1000 on the November ballot. And a reject vote on RM 88 in November will be a Reject vote on I-1000. I know this is very confusing. Unfortunately, this is how referendum measure works.

To sum up, we need to qualify RM 88 ( simply I-1000 takes the form of RM 88) for the November ballot. And to defeat I-1000 in November, we need to vote Reject on the November ballot.

By: Dietmar

Dietmar — Wed, 08 May 2019 20:08:07 +0000

The title is misleading and confusing. If it could be changed that would help but I am afraid we won’t have this luxury.

By: asianadmin

asianadmin — Wed, 08 May 2019 01:54:26 +0000

In reply to Clair Bourne. Referendum Measure 88 has the exact same language as I-1000, which seeks to repeal voter approved I-200. By putting RM 88 on the November ballot, we are putting I-1000 on the November ballot. And a reject vote on RM 88 in November will be a Reject vote on I-1000. I know this is very confusing. Unfortunately, this is how referendum measure works. To sum up, we need to qualify RM 88 ( simply I-1000 takes the form of RM 88) for the November ballot. And to defeat I-1000 in November, we need to vote Reject on the November ballot.

By: asianadmin

asianadmin — Wed, 08 May 2019 01:54:13 +0000

In reply to Sherry. Referendum Measure 88 has the exact same language as I-1000, which seeks to repeal voter approved I-200. By putting RM 88 on the November ballot, we are putting I-1000 on the November ballot. And a reject vote on RM 88 in November will be a Reject vote on I-1000. I know this is very confusing. Unfortunately, this is how referendum measure works. To sum up, we need to qualify RM 88 ( simply I-1000 takes the form of RM 88) for the November ballot. And to defeat I-1000 in November, we need to vote Reject on the November ballot.

By: asianadmin

asianadmin — Wed, 08 May 2019 01:53:42 +0000

In reply to Tara. Referendum Measure 88 has the exact same language as I-1000, which seeks to repeal voter approved I-200. By putting RM 88 on the November ballot, we are putting I-1000 on the November ballot. And a reject vote on RM 88 in November will be a Reject vote on I-1000. I know this is very confusing. Unfortunately, this is how referendum measure works. To sum up, we need to qualify RM 88 ( simply I-1000 takes the form of RM 88) for the November ballot. And to defeat I-1000 in November, we need to vote Reject on the November ballot.

By: asianadmin

asianadmin — Wed, 08 May 2019 01:53:24 +0000

In reply to Katy Albrecht. Referendum Measure 88 has the exact same language as I-1000, which seeks to repeal voter approved I-200. By putting RM 88 on the November ballot, we are putting I-1000 on the November ballot. And a reject vote on RM 88 in November will be a Reject vote on I-1000. I know this is very confusing. Unfortunately, this is how referendum measure works. To sum up, we need to qualify RM 88 ( simply I-1000 takes the form of RM 88) for the November ballot. And to defeat I-1000 in November, we need to vote Reject on the November ballot.

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 08 May 2019 01:49:16 +0000

The language is confusing and not necessarily in the best interest of those against I-1000. Just my opinion.

By: DR

DR — Tue, 07 May 2019 17:48:56 +0000

Can you not also run a companion initiative that makes it crystal clear such as re-run I-200 so it remains as law?

By: Katy Albrecht

Katy Albrecht — Tue, 07 May 2019 17:42:40 +0000

In reply to Mike Nykreim. I din’t know how I voted. I voted in favor of Ref 88.