Lubbock’s Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance appears headed for passage
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Supporters of a measure to outlaw abortion in the city limits of Lubbock were celebrating Saturday night after early voting results released by the Lubbock County Elections Office showed 64% of those votes were for the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance.
Final results were pending, but proponents were confident they’d prevail in the vote that has drawn national attention in the debate over women’s reproductive rights.
ELECTION RESULTS: Voters approve Prop A, set to make Lubbock a Sanctuary City for the Unborn
Final election results 10 p.m. Saturday By KCBD Staff | April 18, 2021 at 1:06 PM CDT - Updated May 1 at 10:46 PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock voters have approved Proposition A, putting Lubbock on track to become a Sanctuary City for the Unborn.
The Lubbock County Elections Office reports 21,400 votes For and 12,860 votes Against, approving the proposal 62% to 38%.
All other results at the link below. Note that some races are still pending final results as of Saturday night.
ELECTION RESULTS:
Lubbock Mayor Dan Pope issued this statement on Saturday night:
On May 1, the City of Lubbock citizens voted on Proposition A, making abortions illegal in the city and making the city a sanctuary city of the unborn. The unofficial
Early voting results released by the Lubbock County Elections Office on Saturday evening show 64% of votes for the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance.
Polls closed at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The final vote count, which will include the votes cast on Election Day, will be released later this evening.
Only about 19% of registered voters in Lubbock County voted in this election. The closest comparison to this election a well-known ordinance on a May ballot during a non election year is Lubbock s alcohol vote in 2009. Turnout for the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance did not reach the 50,811 turnout for the alcohol vote in 2009.