he national election on November 4, 2008 was notable for may reasons.  At the local level in California, one taxing measure that appeared on the ballot was for a rapid transit project. Advocates became concerned when initial returns showed only 66.42% in favor of the tax increase, which was less than the 2/3rds required for passage.  On November 18th, 612,000 votes had been counted, and barely 66.67% were in favor of the tax increase.  However, there were still 9,800 votes left to count. "A real nail-biter," someone said.

According to a newspaper report on November 25th, the measure was declared to have passed, with 66.78% of the counted votes being "yes."