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Transportation
Campaigns and Elections:
2012 Election Monitoring
CFTE is monitoring communities around the country
considering ballot measures in 2012. Check out our regularly
updated list of transit campaigns.
2011: 79% Success
22 out of 28 Wins for Transit!
2010: 77% Approval Rate
44 out of 57 Wins for Transit!
Visit CFTE's Election Resources & Issues page to find helpful information for planning and executing a successful campaign.
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New Report on St. Louis Campaign Story:
From Checkbook Campaigns to Civic Coalitions: Lessons from the Passage of Prop A The authors analyzed the factors that made the April 2010 measure so much more successful than Prop M in 2008. They conclude with two lessons: a "well-designed GOTV efforts with large numbers of volunteers can increase turnout among supporters without mobilizing opponents" and "successful civic initiatives should not be controlled by big business (or any other single element of the community) but by a broad coalition that stretches across economic, racial, and civic divides, and includes people who care the most about the issue."
Recent News Stories:
Baton Rouge, LA "CATS expected to approve April tax vote" The Advocate, January 11, 2012
Washington "Governor pushes transportation investment" The Seattle Times, January 9, 2012
Indianapolis, IN "We're getting somewhere now" Indianapolis Star, January 9, 2011
Los Angeles, CA "L.A. County voters may be asked to extend transit sales tax" Los Angeles Times, January 6, 2012
2011 News Archive
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