101.   Last November, St. Paul voters rejected a citywide ballot proposal linking higher wages and government business assistance.

102.   Last November, Austin voters rejected a half-cent sales-tax increase for light rail.

103.   Last year, Pittsburgh-area voters rejected new stadiums for the Steelers and Pirates, while the Minnesota Legislature turned down a new ballpark for the Twins.

104.   Last spring, Lubbock voters rejected a sales tax that would have helped pay for an arena.

105.   King County voters rejected a tax plan to fund a new stadium, but the state legislature rescued the plan.

106.   Last August, voters rejected the re-election bids of two of the six conservative board members who had approved the current standards.

107.   Last November voters rejected a measure that Vallone pushed to extend term limits for city officials.

108.   MacKay trailed Bush the entire campaign, and the voters soundly rejected his appeal to choose a Democrat to counterbalance the Republican-dominated Legislature.

109.   Many of the politicians cited concerns over their own children and grandchildren as they pleaded with voters to reject the measure.