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If you voted Yes on the "Penny Tax" referendum I will not say you are stupid, but you demonstrated short-sightedness and a severe lack of foresight in the greater ramifications on the attractiveness of Richland Co for current and/or possible future high quality residents.
Those who voted Yes, could easily make the same point about those who voted No using those exact same words. It's all in your viewpoint. I don't think anyone is stupid regardless of how they voted. Both sides have reasonable points on the issue. I think time will tell whether this was the right way to address it.
Those who voted Yes, could easily make the same point about those who voted No using those exact same words. It's all in your viewpoint. I don't think anyone is stupid regardless of how they voted. Both sides have reasonable points on the issue. I think time will tell whether this was the right way to address it.
Good point. Richland Co officials proved they cannot effectively manage an election, yet we want them to effectively manage $1bn+ of our money. Time will tell, already not looking so well.
It was her first time. Her predecessor's first time was in the '70s. When you think about it, until different factions started talking about a recount and doing the election over, the worst thing that happened was a very long wait at some polls because of a misjudgment of how many machines were needed. That's very unlikely to happen again because of all the uproar.
If anything, I would expect hourly employees to be less likely to wait five hours to vote, as that's five hours of wages they're missing out on. Being salaried, I didn't lose any pay, and since I made it in to work (where I promptly passed out from exhaustion, who knew standing in line could take so much out of you), I didn't burn any PTO either. The precinct you worked and the one I voted in sound like they're very demographically different, so all either of us can do is speculate based on limited anecdotal experiences.
It was her first time. Her predecessor's first time was in the '70s. When you think about it, until different factions started talking about a recount and doing the election over, the worst thing that happened was a very long wait at some polls because of a misjudgment of how many machines were needed. That's very unlikely to happen again because of all the uproar.
Too bad they can't fire her. She doesn't deserve a second time.
Her job is to run the elections, and she was a massive failure by all accounts. It's a shame that typical Richland County politics ran out the existing Director when they consolidated the departments, and then gave the consolidated department a higher budget than the 2 departments combined (so much for efficiency). Even with more money thrown at it, we had one of the worst election experiences in the entire country.
This isn't even a partisan issue. No matter if one is in favor or against the tax, or voted D or R...the process was a failure for all concerned.
I should be relieved that a court has ruled that something that passed by popular vote can, in fact, be enacted, but I'm just annoyed that that was ever even in question.
Anyone know if Hard Scrabble is still at or near the top of the list for projects?
The same thing happened in Charleston County a few years back when they raised county sales tax by 1%. The first time the court ruled the wording was "strange" and did throw the vote out and it had passed. After the next election when it passed again, it was appealed but the court threw out the objections.
The same thing happened in Charleston County a few years back when they raised county sales tax by 1%. The first time the court ruled the wording was "strange" and did throw the vote out and it had passed. After the next election when it passed again, it was appealed but the court threw out the objections.
Same $hit...different county.
It did not go to court but, some neo conservative group in Charlotte petitioned the county to re-vote on the transit sales tax in Charlotte. It was a waste of money and voter's time. The good news is that it passed by a wider margin in the second vote. Seems like it happens everywhere.
The penny sales tax campaign just won a "best in the state" award.
CGM AWARDED BEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS CAMPAIGN IN SC FOR 2013
The South Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America’s Annual Ceremony Recognizes Best Public Relations Work in the State
Columbia, S.C. – On April 25, at the South Carolina Public Relations Society of America’s annual Mercury Awards, Citizens for a Greater Midlands was awarded best public affairs campaign of the year for the “Our Penny” campaign advocating for the transportation penny in Richland County. The Mercury awards recognize public relations practitioners and communicators for excellence in public relations campaigns and tactics.
Citizens for a Greater Midlands (CGM), a citizens’ organization formed by concerned members of the community and supported by the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce worked to change public opinion about transportation in the Midlands and mobilized voters to support the one cent sales tax for transportation funding on the 2012 ballot.
“We are honored to receive this recognition on behalf of the ‘Our Penny’ campaign,” said Ike McLeese, president and CEO of the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce. “Thanks to the dedicated efforts of community business leaders and concerned citizens the penny passed, and now these funds will be put into action making our roads safer, improving the quality of our public transportation and increasing the number of bike, pedestrian and greenways in the community. As a result, our community will be able to develop the transportation network necessary to open the door for further economic development.”
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