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Jump to full article: KSDK-TV Ch. 5 (St. Louis, MO), 2009-11-04
Intro: St. Louis County voters have passed a smoking ban that will have a far reaching affect for businesses in both the county and St. Louis City.
* Read the entire 'Proposition N' legislation by clicking here
With all 480 precincts reporting in, 'Proposition N' was approved by nearly a two to one margin, 65.3 percent to 34.7 percent. More than 137,000 votes were cast, resulting in less than a 20 percent total voter turnout.
"First, it's a public health issue, but it's also about what we want to be as a city," said St. Louis City Mayor Francis Slay. "...It's about time we get up to speed with what's happening all over the country."
Tuesdays night's ballot results will change the smoking policy for all of St. Louis City,
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