>>>Does anyone know the results of those proposals?
>>>
>>>http://media.www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/2008/10/29/Election08/Nebraska.Colorado.To.Vote.On.Affirmative.Action-3512143.shtml
>>>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-24-affirmative_N.htm
>>>
>>>Update: It looks like Nebraska passed it (matching existing laws in California, Michigan and Washington) but it is too close to call yet in Colorado:
>>>
>>>http://www.stereohyped.com/nebraska-bans-affirmative-action-too-close-to-call-in-colorado-20081105/
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>>So are all these sorts of thing included in the presidential ballot ?
>
>Each item on the ballot is listed separately. The election was not just for the President but for Senate positions, the House, Governor, School Boards, Judges, Commissioners, items specific to each state (like school bonds, state level amendments, local tax increases, etc), items specific to a city or county, etc.

So that's why so many people don't turn out to vote. They can't get a couple of days off work to fill out the ballot?