Questions were on the ballot in one Pennsylvania county and 11 local municipalities in 2003

9 measures passed

3 measures failed.

57% -- average vote in favor

43% -- average vote opposed

Jurisdiction: East Hempfield

Description: .06 percent earned income tax to preserve open space

Total Funds: $6.96 million

Open Space Funds: $6.96 million

Date of Vote: November 4

Election Results: Fail 46.69%/53%

Jurisdiction: East Nantmeal

Description: .25% earned income tax increase for open space

Total Funds: $2 million

Open Space Funds: $2 million

Date of Vote: November 4

Election Results: Pass 57.5%/42.5%

Jurisdiction: East Nottingham

Description: .5 percent earned income tax increase to preserve open space

Total Funds: $8.6 million

Open Space Funds: $8.6 million

Date of Vote: November 4

Election Results:Fail 40.93%/59%

Jurisdiction: Londonderry

Description: .25 percent earned income tax increase for open space

Total Funds: $1.34 million

Open Space Funds: $1.34 million

Date of Vote: November 4

Election Results: Pass 63.45%/37%

Jurisdiction: London Grove

Description: .25 percent earned income tax to preserve open space

Total Funds: $5.295 million

Open Space Funds: $5.295 million

Date of Vote: November 4

Election Results: Fail 49.14%/51%

Jurisdiction: Lower Oxford

Description: .5 percent earned income tax increase to preserve open space

Total Funds: $6 million

Open Space Funds: $6 million

Date of Vote: November 4

Election Results: Pass 60.55%/39%

Jurisdiction: Montgomery Co.

Description: County Open Space Referendum; Bond for open space, farmland, historic preservation, wildlife habitat, natural resources

Total Funds: $150 million

Open Space Funds: $140 million

Date of Vote: November 4

Election Results: Pass 78%/22%

Jurisdiction: Upper Oxford

Description: .5 percent earned income tax increase for open space

Total Funds: $3.42 million

Open Space Funds: $3.42 million

Date of Vote: November 4

Election Results: Pass 53.56%/46%

Jurisdiction: Upper Providence Township

Description: Bond for open space, conservation easements, recreational land

Total Funds: $6 million

Open Space Funds: $6 million

Date of Vote: May 20

Election Results: Pass 65.31%/ 34.69%

Jurisdiction: Warwick Township

Description: Earned income tax increase for open space, agricultural lands

Total Funds: $1.7 million

Open Space Funds: $1.7 million

Date of Vote: May 20

Election Results: Pass 56.29%/ 43.71%

Jurisdiction: West Brandywine

Description: .125 earned income tax increase for open space

Total Funds: $4 million

Open Space Funds: $4 million

Date of Vote: November 4

Election Results: Pass 56%/44%

Jurisdiction: West Sadsbury

Description: .2 percent earned income tax increase for open space

Total Funds: $1.42 million

Open Space Funds: $1.42 million

Date of Vote: November 4

Election Results: Pass 52.65% /47%

*Hellam Township is shown incorrectly in the Trust for Public Land report on votes. By all accounts, this was not a vote on supporting or opposing spending money on land conservation. Rather, it was a vote on whether a TDR program of questionable impact on open space should be established using funding from a .3 mill property tax. Hence it is not factored into our analysis. (The Nov. 4 measure failed on a vote of 39%/61%.)