If you go to lowndescounty.com, pull down Government at the top, select Board of Elections, then Election Results, you can select a format for displaying election results. And the results at 8:50 PM 15 March 2010 are:

	BOE SALES TAX QUESTION	VOTES
YES	82.66%	2,931
NO	17.34%	615
		Total Votes: 3,546

I think it’s safe to say ESPLOST passed.

-jsq

If you’re not yet convinced to get out and vote today to continue the 1% ESPLOST local sales tax that pays for school buildings, books, band instruments, and sports equipment for the Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia school systems, here are two Facebook pages:

• ESPLOST Vote
• Vote YES for Esplost IV (Lowndes County, GA)

And where you can vote. And here’s lots of detail on where the money goes. The two school boards are setting a standard for local government transparency in posting a detailed notice in the newspaper five times, holding information sessions, going to other people’s meetings and speaking, handing out flyers, etc.

-jsq