Union County Oil Refinery Initiative, Ordinance 2008-001 (2008)
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The Union County Oil Refinery Initiative, also known as Ordinance 2008-001, was on the June 3, 2008 ballot in South Dakota as a veto referendum, where it was approved. The measure was about whether or not to build a $3 billion oil refinery in Union County.[1]
Election results
| Union County Ordinance 2008-001 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 3,932 | 57.93% | ||
| No | 2,855 | 42.07% | ||
Election results via: South Dakota Secretary of State, 2008 South Dakota Primary Election Data
Support
The initiative was supported by Hyperion Energy Center, the company that would build the refinery, and a citizen's group called Citizens for Hyperion. Supporters of the initiative were able to raise substantially more money than groups opposing the measure.[2]
Opposition
The initiative was opposed by local citizen groups' Save Union County and Citizens Opposed to Oil Pollution.
See also
External links
- Save Union County's website
- Citizens Opposed to Oil Pollution
- Hyperion Energy Center's website
- Citizens for Hyperion
- The Hyperion Project a blog covering the initiative
- Breakdown of votes by region (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2008 South Dakota Primary Election Data," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ Pro-refinery forces hold advantage in funding (dead link) Sioux City Journal, May 24, 2008
