As of 11:47 CT, Baker is beating Wood for Chief Justice.
For anyone that was following the abortion measure that got removed from the ballot, Baker wrote the minority opinion that normal procedure is for clerical issues to be fixed and that the measure should be allowed to continue. Wood wrote the majority opinion that it needed to be removed because rules are rules.
Issue 1 passed by a large margin, allowing lottery scholarships to be given at vocational and tech schools.
Issue 2 passed by a somewhat close margin, blocking the casino from opening in Pope County. Of note, Pope County voted a majority against this measure. This is notable because part of the explanation for the measure was Pope County previously voting against the casino.
The fact that Pope county voters got overridden on the casino amendment four years ago only to change their minds and then get overridden again is peak irony. They literally just lost local control thanks to an amendment pushed as a “local control” issue. You can’t make this shit up.
