Votes to Protect Open Space

Voters in 16 states said yes to 64 conservation-related ballot measures in November, approving $1.2 billion in new public money for parks and open space. This represents an 83% success rate, despite the fact that most of the measures represented property-tax increases or general obligation bonds. More information on the votes, including a complete list of results, is available from LandVote 2003, a service of the Trust for Public Land, at www.landvote.org.