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Low voter turnout Tuesday Only about 13 percent of Clarke County's estimated 17,500 voters bothered to go to the polls Tuesday for the special election to decide two constitutional amendments. Both amendments passed by big margins locally and statewide too. Amendment One increases the state's borrowing capacity under the Capital Improvement Trust Fund by $400 million. The increase will help pay for industrial incentives for the new ThyssenKrupp steel mill as well as other industries the state is actively seeking. The amendment passed 2,185 to 153 in Clarke County with all precincts casting majority votes for it. Several boxes did not cast any "no" votes. The amendment was approved by a 4-to-1 margin statewide. Amendment Two secured constitutional protection for two new trust funds created by the Legislature to save money for the future health insurance cost of retired state workers and school employees.
It was approved 2,121 to 203 in Clarke County. Again, all boxes voted by large majorities for the measure. It passed by better than 4-to-1 statewide.
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