Amarillo to decide on ban
Jump to full article: Amarillo Globe-Times, 2008-05-09
Intro: The 2008 smoking ban vote has brought in about half the number of voters the 2005 smoking ban did in early voting.
About 7,200 voters showed up at the polls in Amarillo this week and last to vote on banning smoking in most public places. More than 14,000 people voted early on the 2005 ban, which failed by about 550 votes.
The last chance to vote will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Some voters appear not to understand who can vote on whether to curb public smoking.
"I don't want people to be disappointed," said Randall County Clerk Sue Bartolino, whose office is running the election for the city of Amarillo. "If they live in Amarillo and are registered, then they can vote."
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