Confused about the Falls Church Referendum on the May 6 Ballot?

Confused about the Referendum on the May 6 Ballot?

You’re not alone! Many citizens we’ve talked to feel the same way. They say the language of the Referendum proposal is so confusing, they can’t figure out what it’s asking them!

The Referendum language has drawn criticism from the very beginning… even the State Board of Elections (SBE) initially refused to certify the Referendum for the ballot due to “improper wording” and “confusing language”. Apparently, it was only after the proponents of the Referendum threatened to sue the SBE that they modified the language and cleared it for the May 6 ballot.

Certain candidates who have said they SUPPORT the Referendum, now seem to be distancing themselves from the Referendum. However, candidates Nader Baroukh, Margaret Housen and Ed Hillegass are on record as supporting the Referendum. They are running on a Pro-Referendum platform.

The CBC Candidates: Robin Gardner, Lindy Hockenberry and Lawrence Webb are all AGAINST the Referendum.

It seems that for many voters, this campaign is boiling down to a vote for or against the development direction the City is heading in. But this election is about so much more than that. It is also about the long, proud CBC tradition of service to building a strong community and strong schools vs. the opposition’s record of non-service, “no-shows” and non-support of the schools.

VOTE CBC. VOTE FALLS CHURCH. VOTE NO ON THE REFERENDUM.