Updated at 12:35pm: Representatives from Coconino County Mountain Line and the Flagstaff Abortion Alliance shared their thoughts on the initial results of several ballot measures.
Raising and Continuing the Passage Tax (Proposition 488) currently has an affirmative vote of 56.31% of the proposal or 14,750 votes. Mountain Line CEO Heather Dalmolin said the group expected a “tight vote” and was focused on communicating how the money would be used.
kAm”(6 @H E92E E96J’C6 F?@77:4:2= C6DF=ED[ 3FE 766=:?8 AC6EEJ A@D:E:G6 23@FE H96C6 H6 DE2?5[” D96 D2:5 (65?6D52J >@C?:?8] “(6’C6 C62==J 565:42E65 E@ =:G:?8 FA E@ E96 4@?7:56?46 😕 E96 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 56=:G6C :?8 @? E9@D6 D6CG:46 :>AC@G6>6?ED E92E >2<6 EC2?D:E >@C6 2446DD:3=6 2?5 4@?G6?:6?E ]$@ 766=:?8 A@D:E:G6 2?5 6I4:E65 E@ :?EC@5F46 E9@D6 :>AC@G6>6?ED H6 :?4=F565 😕 >2E6C:2= 23@FE H92E H6 H@F=5 5@ H:E9 !C@A@D:E:@? cgg 7F ?5:?8]”k^Am
kAms2=>@=:? D2:5 |@F?E2:? {:?6 A=2?DE@ DA6?5 E96 E:>6 367@C6 E96 ?6H E2I C2E6 8@6D :?E@ 67764E @? yF=J `[ a_ad >2<:?8 2 C@25>2A @7 AC:@C:E:6D 7@C :>A=6>6?E:?8 E96 492?86D E@ E96:C D6CG:46D] $@>6 :E6>DH:== ?665 E@ H2:EF?E:= E96 7F?5:?8 7C@> E96 :?4C62D65 E2I 244CF6D[ 2?5 @C56C:?8 ?6H 3FD6D[ H9:49 H:== 36 ?66565 7@C @E96C 492?86D[ 42? E2<6 2C@F?5 EH@ J62CD E@ 2CC:G6]k^Am
Cam “{2E6C ?:89ED[ >@C6 7C6BF6?4J 2?5 :>AC@G65 D6CG:46 @? $2EFC52JD 2C6 @FC E9C66 3:886DE 8@2=D[” D96 D2:5] “~3G:@FD=JD@>6 @7 E9@D6 H:== E2<6 255:E:@?2= 42A:E2= :?7C2DECF4EFC6 2?5 D@>6 H@?’E[ D@ E92E’D H92E H6’== 36 A=2??:?8 @G6C E96 ?6IE 4@FA=6 >@?E9D …D@ H6 42? 56E6C>:?6 H96? H6’C6 A@D:E:@?65 7:?2?4:2==J E@ >2<6 :>AC@G6>6?ED 2?5 H96? E92E :?7C2DECF4EFC6 H:== 36 C625J]”k^Am”
kAm%96 7:CDE 492?86D 4@F=5 4@>6 2D 62C=J 2D ?6IE 72==[ D96 D2:5] %96D6 H@F=5 36 E96 @?6D E92E 5@ ?@E C6BF:C6 ?6H 3FD6D E@ :>A=6>6?E]uF== :>A=6>6?E2E:@ ? @7 E96 492?86D AC@A@D65 2D A2CE @7 !C@A@D:E:@? cgg H:== =:<6=J E2<6 36EH66? EH@ 2?5 7@ FC J62CD]k^Am
kAm“|@F?E2:? {:?6 92D 2 9:DE@CJ @7 56=:G6C:?8 @? E96 AC@>:D6D >256 😕 @FC 32==@E 😕 :E:2E:G6D 2?5 H6 C62==J =@@< 7@CH2C5 E@ >2<:?8 !C@A@D:E:@? cgg 2 C62=:EJ :? E96 4@>>F?:EJ[” D96 D2:5] “(6’C6 8C2E67F= 7@C E96 DFAA@CE @7 u=28DE277 7@C |@F?E2:? {:?6 2?5 H6 C6>2:? 4@>>:EE65 E@ 86EE:?8 @FC 4@>>F?:EJ H96C6 E96J H2?EE@ 8@]”k^Am
k9bmr@4@?:?@ r@F?EJk^9bm
kAmr@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ’D !C@A@D:E:@? cga 4FCC6?E=J 92D DFAA@CE 7C@> fa]fhT @7 G@E6CD Wbh[bee G@E65 J6D @? E96 >62DFC6X]k^Am
kAm“xE =@@
kAm$96 D2:5 D96’5 6IA64E65 2 9:89 =6G6= @7 DFAA@CE 32D65 @? E96 “2=>@DE F?:G6CD2==J” A@D:E:G6 C6DA@?D6 D96 2?5 E96 @E96C DFA6CG:D@CD 2?5 4@F?EJ DE277 925 962C5 7C @> G@E6CD =625:?8 FA E@ E96 6=64E:@?]k^Am
kAm“cga 2==@HD FD E@ 492?86 @FC 6IA6?5:EFC6 =:>:EE@ 6DE23=:D9 2 =:>:E E92E 2==@HD FD E@ C62==J AC@G:56 E96 D6CG:46D E92E @FC 4@>>F?:EJ 6IA64ED 2?5 E92E 😀 4@?D:DE6?EH:E9 2 >@56C? 8@G6C?>6?E[” D96 D2:5] “]]](6 C62==J 2AAC64:2E6 E92E @FC 4@>>F?:EJ F?56CDE2?5D E92E 2?5 @G6CH96=>:?8=J DFAA@CE65 @FC 23:= :EJ E@ 25;FDE @FC 6IA6?5:EFC6 =:>:ED]”k^Am
kAm#2E96C E92? 255:?8?6H AC@8C2>D @C D6CG:46D[ w@CDE>2? D2:5 E96 :?4C62D6 E@ E96 6IA6?5:EFC6 =:>:E H@F=5 2==@H r@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ E@ 4@?E:?F6 E96 D6CG:46D :E AC@G:56D H:E9@FE ?665:?8 E@ E2<6 @FE =@2?D[ 2D :E 92D 5@?6 😕 E96 A2DE]k^Am
kAm”(6VC6 DFDE2:?:?8 @FC 6I:DE:?8 D6CG:46D[” D96 6IA=2:?65] “xE 5@6D 2==@H FD E@ 36 23=6 E@ FE:=:K6 E96 C6G6?F6D H6 2=C625J 92G6 😕 @FC 244@F?EE@ 36 23=6 E@ 36EE6C D6CG6 @FC 4@>>F?:E:6D \\ E9C@F89 C@25D[ E9C@F89 E96 D96C:77’D @77:46[ E9C@F89 962=E9 2?5 9F>2? D6CG:46D[ E9C@F89 6>6C86?4J C6DA@?D6 \\ 2?5 D@ H92E H6 9@A6 😀 H92E E96J H:== D66 😀 ;FDE 2 9:896C 568C66 @7 FD >2:?E2:?:?8 @FC 7:D42= C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ E@ @FC 4@>>F?:EJ]”k^Am”
kAm$96 25565i “]]]x’> G6CJ 2AAC64:2E:G6 @7 E96 AF3=:4 4@?7:56?46 😕 E96 4@F?EJ 2?5 x E9:?< E9:D :D 2 >2?52E6 E92E @FC 4@F?EJ 😀 AC@G:5:?8 7@C @FC 4@> >F?:EJ 2?5 5@:?8 :E 😕 2 4@DE \67764E:G6 2?5 7:?2?4:2==J C6DA@?D:3=6 H2J]”k^Am
k9bmu=28DE277 p3@CE:@? p==:2?46k^9bm
kAm%96 DE2E6 6=64E:@? C6DF=ED H6C6 FA52E65 2E `aiah A]>](65?6D52J 27E6C?@@?]#6DF=ED 7@C !C@A@D:E:@? `bg 2?5 `bh 2C6 D: >:=2C E@ E9:D >@C?:?8[ H:E9 e`]Huh @7 G@E6CD DFAA@CE:?8 E96 =2EE6C]k^Am
Cam $FD2? $92A:C@[ E96 5:C64E@C @7 x?5:G:D:3=6 }@CE96C? pC:K@?2 H9@ 😀 2=D@ :?G@=G65 H:E9 E96 u=28DE277 p3@CE:@? p==:2?46[ D2:5 D96 H2D 8C2E:7:65 3FE ?@E DFCAC:D65 3J E96 :?:E:2= C6DF=ED @7 E96 DE2E6 AC@A@D:E:@? C6=2E65 E@ 23@CE:@?]k^Am
kAmt2C=:6C E9:D J62C[ upp 96=A65 82E96C D:8?2EFC6D E@ A=246 !C@A@D:E:@? `bh @? E96 32==@E]k^Am
kAm“%96 9F86 DF446DD @7 E96 D:8?2EFC6 82E96C:?8 677@CE DF886DE65 E92E pC:K@?2 G@E6CD 5@?VE H2?E E96 =68:D=2EFC6 :?G@ =G65:? A6CD@?2= 564:D:@?D 23@FE 23@CE:@? 42C6[” D96 HC@E6 😕 C6DA@?D6 E@ 2 C6BF6DE 7@C 4@>>6?E] “x 2=D@ 36=:6G6 E92E E96 DE@C:6D @7 H@>6? 2?5 72>:=:6D H9@ 92G6 366? 92C>65 3J E96 =24< @7 2446DD E@ 23@CE:@? 42C6 92G6 C6D@?2E65 H:E9 >2?JG@E6CD]”k^Am
kAm$92A:C@ 25565i “(6VG6 D66? D6G6C2= @E96C DE2E6D 7@==@H DF:E 😕 E9:D 6=64E:@? 4J4=6]x 42? @?=J 9@ A6 E92E E96 :?4@>:?8 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 9@?@CD E96 H:== @7 E96 G@E6CD 😕 DE2E6D E92E 92G6 925 E96:C D2J[ 2?5 V=62G6 :E E@ E96 DE2E6D E@ 564:56]V |J 962CE 8@6D @FE E@ A2E:6?ED H9@ 42??@E 86E 23@CE:@? 42C6 5F6 E@ 32?D 😕 E96:C DE2E6D[ 2?5 x 9@A6 7@C E96 52J H96? 2== H@>6? H:== 92G6 C6AC@5F4E:G6 7C665@>]”k^Am”
kAmkDEC@?8mg 2]>]FA52E6ik^DEC@?8m (9:=6 E96 G@E6 E@E2=D 92G6 492?865 😕 E96 @G6C?:89E FA52E6D[ DFAA@CE 7@C E96 E9C66 =@42= AC@A@D:E:@?D 😀 DE:== 😕 2 4@>7@CE23=6 >2;@C:EJ]k^Am
kAmr@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ 😀 ?@H C6A@CE:?8 2 ee]ecT G@E6C EFC?@FE[ H:E9 e_[cb` 32==@ED 42DE W@FE @7 h_[eg` C68:DE6C65 G@E6CDX]k^Am
kAm!C@A@D:E:@? cgf ?@H 92D ef]e_T DFAA@CE W`f[dgd G@E6DX 7@C 4@?E:?F:?8 E96 qqq E2I] p C6A@CE65 de]b`T @7 G@E6CD W`c[df_ G@E6DX 2C6 😕 72G@C @7 !C@A@D:E:@? cgg[ H9:49 H@F=5 4@?E:?F6 2?5 :?4C62D6 E96 4:EJVD EC2?D:E E2I] k^Am
kAm!C@A@D:E:@? cga 7C@> r@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ DE:== 92D E96 9:896DE =6G6= @7 DFAA@CE @7 E96 = @42= 32==@E >62DFC6D]pD @7 (65?6D52J >@C?:?8[ fa]fhT@7G@E6CDWbh[beeX DFAA@CE65 E96 AC@A@D:E:@? E@ :?4C62D6 E96 4@F?EJVD 6IA6?5:EFC6 =:>:E]k^Am
kAm&A52E65 C6DF=ED 7@C E96 DE2E6 AC@A@D:E:@?D 2C6 2=D@ D:>:=2C E@ %F6D52J ?:89E]k^Am
kAmp=>@DE E9C66\BF2CE6CD @7 DE2E6H:56 G@E6CD Wfc]efT[ @C `[ddb[`e_ G@E6DX H6C6 282:?DE !C@A@D:E:@? `bg[ H9:49 H@F=5 92G6 492?865 pC:K@?2VD E:AA65 >:?:>F> H286] %9:D :DD=:89E=J 9:896C E92? E96 fa]gfT @7 r@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ C6D:56?ED G@E:?8 282:?DE E96 AC@A@D:E:@?Toilet[_gg @7 de[bgc E@E2= 32==@ED 7C@> 4@F?EJ G@E6CDX]k^Am
kAmp >2;@C:EJ @7 pC:K@?2 G@E6CD We`]fcT[ @C `[bac[cac G@E6DX DFAA@CE65 !C@A@D:E:@? `bh[ H9:49 H@F=5 2>6?5 E96 DE2E6 4@?DE:EFE:@? E@ :?4=F56 E96 C:89E E@ 23@CE:@?] ×? r@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ[ eh]hfT @7 G@E6CD H6C6 😕 72G@C @7 E96 AC@A@D:E:@?Toilet_[c_a J6D G@E6D @7 df[fcc E@E2= 7C@> E96 4@F?EJX]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m~C:8:?2= A@DEik^DEC@?8m x?:E:2= 6=64E:@? C6DF=ED D9@H 2 >2;@C:EJ @7 G @E6CD DFAA@CE:?8 E96 32==@E >62DFC6D 7C@> u=28DE277 2?5 r@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ]k^Am
kAmpE E96 DE2E6 =6G6=[ E96 7:CDE C6DF=ED D9@H 2 >2;@C:EJ @7 pC:K@?2 G@E6CD DFAA@CE:?8 E96 DE2E6H:56 AC@A@D:E:@? @? 23@CE:@? C:89ED 2?5 @AA@D:?8 @?6 @? E96 E:AA65 >:?:>F> H286]k^Am
kAm%96 F?@77:4:2= C6DF=ED 7C@> u=28DE277[ r@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ 2?5 pC:K@?2 6=64E:@?D H6C6 FA52E65 2C@F?5 >:5?:89E] %96J :?4=F565 dc]cbT @7 E@E2= G@E6CD 😕 E96 4@F?EJ WH:E9ch[bdf 32==@ED 42DEX 2?5 H:== 36 FA52E65 E9C@F89@FE E96 H66<] %96 =@42= C6DF=ED H:== 364@>6 @77:4:2= =2E6C E9:D >@?E9 27E6C 42?G2DD:?8 3J E96 r@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ q@2C5 @7 $FA6CG:D@CD]k^Am
kAm%9C66 =@42= AC@A@D:E:@?D H6C6 @? E96 32==@E 7@C u=28DE277 G@E6CD[ 2D H6== 2D `b 2E E96 DE2E6 =6G6=] %96 =@42= AC@A@D:E:@?D :?4=F565 EH@ u=28DE277 E2I >62DFC6D \\ @?6 2D<:?8 H96E96C E@ 4@?E:?F6 E96 q65[ q@2C5 2?5 q6G6C286 E2I 2E :ED 4FCC6?E C2E6 2?5 @?6 2D<:?8 H96E96C E@ :?4C62D6 2?5 4@?E:?F6 E96 EC2?D:E E2I]k^Am
kAmp >62DFC6 7C@> r@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ 2D<65 G@E6CD H96E96C E@ 2AAC@G6 2? :?4C62D6 E@ E96 6IA6?5:EFC6 =:>:E]k^Am
kAm%H@ DE2E6 AC@A@D:E:@?D 2D<65 G@E6CD 23@FE 2>6?5:?8 E96 DE2E6 4@?DE:EFE:@? E@ :?4=F56 E96 C:89E E@ 23@CE:@? 2?5 492?86 E96 H2J E96 E:AA65 >: ?:>F> H286 😀 42=4F=2E65]q@E9 4@F=5 92G6 :>A24ED 😕 u=28DE277]k^Am
Abigail Kessler has been a reporter for the Daily Sun since 2021, covering education, health, science and more. Please contact AKessler@azdailysun.com.
