Michigan voters soundly reject Proposal 1 road tax plan

Detroit Free Press, May 6 Paul Egan, Kathy Gray, 

"LANSING — Proposal 1, likely one of the most complicated and confusing questions ever placed on a Michigan ballot, was soundly rejected Tuesday as many voters expressed anger at lawmakers and state government for failing to come up with a better solution to the sorry state of the roads.

With all counties reporting, 1.4 million Michiganders voted no on Proposal 1 while less than 351,000 voted yes, according to the Michigan Secretary of State's office. The 80-20 rejection was the most one-sided loss ever for a proposed amendment to the state constitution of 1963, records show.

The Free Press called the election for the no side less than one hour after the polls closed, based on analysis of exit poll results and early returns.

Even before the polls closed on a rainy day across much of Michigan — a fact expected to depress voter turnout already projected to be as low as 20% — the talk had turned to what happens next."

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