Post by Admin on Aug 5, 2012 22:11:14 GMT -5
We have discussed the first referendum on this November's ballot. The first question would change Fishers from a town to a Hybrid City. There will be a second referendum question on the ballot and that is to change Fishers from a town to a Traditional City.
The referendum questions in order will be:
“Shall the Town of Fishers and Fall Creek Township reorganize as a single political subdivision?” YES or NO
“Shall the Town of Fishers change into a city?” YES or NO
The two referendum are two separate and independent questions. Both take a yes or no answer at the voting booth and have four outcomes:
YES YES --- Changes from a town to a hybrid city
YES NO --- Changes from a town to a hybrid city
NO YES --- Changes to a traditional city
NO NO --- The town stays a town
Note that if both referendum passes, then the town council claims that Fishers will become a Hybrid City, which trumps the Traditional City.
This is quite strange since the Traditional City also won too, so how did it just lose?
Those that just voted for a Traditional City and it wins but if the Hybrid City also wins, it would disenfranchise those that voted for a Traditional City since it would lose. Or would it?
Confused yet?
That's the problem with having both referendums on the ballot at the same time.
The referendum questions in order will be:
“Shall the Town of Fishers and Fall Creek Township reorganize as a single political subdivision?” YES or NO
“Shall the Town of Fishers change into a city?” YES or NO
The two referendum are two separate and independent questions. Both take a yes or no answer at the voting booth and have four outcomes:
YES YES --- Changes from a town to a hybrid city
YES NO --- Changes from a town to a hybrid city
NO YES --- Changes to a traditional city
NO NO --- The town stays a town
Note that if both referendum passes, then the town council claims that Fishers will become a Hybrid City, which trumps the Traditional City.
This is quite strange since the Traditional City also won too, so how did it just lose?
Those that just voted for a Traditional City and it wins but if the Hybrid City also wins, it would disenfranchise those that voted for a Traditional City since it would lose. Or would it?
Confused yet?
That's the problem with having both referendums on the ballot at the same time.
