Council approves election results, Lubbock to become Sanctuary City for the Unborn
The Lubbock City Council approved the results of the May 1 election during its council meeting on Tuesday.
The Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance was overwhelmingly approved by Lubbock voters, with about 62.5% of the 34,260 voters supporting the ordinance.
On election night, Mayor Dan Pope released a statement saying, On behalf of the city council, our duty as elected officials is to begin the process in adding the approved ordinance to the City of Lubbock Code of Ordinances, as directed by the Lubbock City Charter.
The majority of votes cast in the election for the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance that will outlaw abortions in the city were from voters new to casting ballots in Lubbock s May elections.
Only 1/3 of the voters had cast a vote in a recent May municipal election, according to Mike Stevens, co-owner of Action Printing and Action Data. Stevens, who has analyzed Lubbock elections data through numerous campaign cycles, said 2/3 of the voters hadn t voted in a May election since 2018, or the May elections in 2014 or 2016.
Lubbock s elections in May during even-numbered years are for local city councils and school boards. The biggest difference between the local elections in May and the general elections in November is that May elections aren t partisan races.
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