Dane County voters endorse universal health care
With all but a handful of wards left, Dane County has appeared to strongly endorse an advisory referendum on universal health care in the state.
As of 11 p.m. Tuesday, nearly 74 percent of Dane County voters had approved sending a message to the state Legislature that by the end of next year, politicians should create a program "that guarantees every Wisconsin resident affordable health care coverage with benefits that are substantially similar to those provided to state legislators."
The referendum is nonbinding, meaning that it
serves only as information for state politicians and not as a
required action. In total, 22 cities and counties across the state
had similar referenda on their ballots for Tuesday's
election.
The advocacy group Citizen Action of Wisconsin reported that of the 10 cities and counties reporting results Tuesday night, all 10 -- including Dane County -- appeared to pass the referendums by margins of 68 percent or more.
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