61% wasn’t enough to overcome the two thirds hurdle for Walnut Creek Library bond Measure R.
Link to article Walnut Creek library bond falls short by Janine DeFao, Chronicle Staff Writer
San Francisco Chronicle – November 9th, 2005.
A two thirds supermajority seems like such an arbitrary approval benchmark. I wonder if anyone has seriously analyzed what percentage of approval people would truly feel comfortable with for raising taxes. I bet 57.4 % – 61% would be enough to persuade most people of an adequate majority.