• Local Kentucky Race Tied After Candidate's Wife Doesn't Vote
• Source: Cincinnati Enquirer   |   Kentucky   |   November 9, 2012
• Each candidate captured 669 votes, but one ballot Bobby McDonald is sure would have gone his way was never cast: his wife.

• Virginia Gov. Now Favors Federal Health Exchange After Election
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   November 9, 2012
• That represents a shift for the governor, who previously said that if the law stood, he would prefer to have Virginia control its own exchange.

• Washington Governor's Race: Inslee Slightly Expands Lead over McKenna
• Source: Seattle Times   |   Washington state   |   November 9, 2012
• Inslee led McKenna statewide by 56,849 votes out of nearly 2.3 million ballots counted as of 5:15 p.m. Thursday — a lead of 51.2 percent to 48.8 percent.

• Instagramming Your Ballot? It Might be a Crime
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   November 7, 2012
• Some Americans snapped a photo of their ballot and uploaded it to the social network of their choice. It's a practice that more than 30 states prohibit.

• Voters Approve More State Debt
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   November 8, 2012
• Voters approved statewide bond measures on the ballot November 6.

• Post-2012 Election Ratings Recap
• BY: Louis Jacobson   |   November 8, 2012
• We told you what we thought would happen, so let's see how we did.

• Food Labelling Advocates Say California Ballot Failure Won't Stop Efforts in Other States
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   November 8, 2012
• Those who backed Proposition 37 to label genetically engineered food are looking north to Washington and Oregon and east to Connecticut and Vermont.

• Election Leaves Future of Detroit's Consent Agreement Up in Air
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Detroit   |   November 8, 2012
• With Detroit still at risk of going broke by year's end, the future of its deal with the state to restore the city's fiscal stability is up in the air with the repeal of Michigan's emergency manager law, Public Act 4.

• After Pension Amendment Fails, Illinois Lawmakers Back to Drawing Board
• Source: Chicago Tribune   |   Illinois   |   November 8, 2012
• With Illinois voters narrowly rejecting a constitutional amendment on pensions, those on both sides of the issue said the state is in largely the same place it would have been had voters approved the measure: facing tough choices about needed reforms.

• Maryland Voters Do the Unprecedented -- Twice
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   November 8, 2012
• Maryland voters narrowly approved one ballot measure allowing same-sex marriage and gave broad approval to another that extends in-state college tuition rates to some illegal immigrants. No similar measures had ever been enacted by a public vote in any state.

• Education Divides Voters in Election
• Source: Wall Street Journal   |   Nation   |   November 8, 2012
• Voters delivered mixed verdicts on a raft of education-related ballot questions, highlighting the deep divide across the country over how to run public schools.

• Iowa May be Only State with Higher Turnout Than 2008
• Source: AP/Des Moines Register   |   Iowa   |   November 8, 2012
• Iowans set a record for turnout in a presidential election on Tuesday, and the percentage of registered voters casting ballots is the highest in 20 years.

• After Marijuana Legalization Measure Passes, Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper Reaches Out to Feds
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   November 8, 2012
• Hickenlooper said understanding the federal response will be vital as state lawmakers and officials look at how to move forward with new regulations for marijuana stores.

• Judges Can be Forced to Pay More for Benefits, New Jersey Voters Say
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   November 8, 2012
• More than 83 percent favored a ballot question that will allow lawmakers to force judges to pay more for their health and pension benefits.

• New Mayors Elected in Honolulu, Portland, San Diego
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   November 7, 2012
• Three major cities will get new mayors next year.

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