On the second occasion, the proposition failed by just 16 votes.

The proposition failed, but the city council did not lift the moratorium.

At a news conference this morning, he said that the proposition had failed because it was imprecise about how the new taxes would be spent.

The proposition failed to pass, with less than 40% voting in favor.

If that proposition fails to pass, the Senate could then move to consideration of a censure resolution.

They were voted on June 3, 2008; proposition 98 failed, while proposition 99 passed.

Polls show that the proposition will fail by a wide margin.

The proposition would have failed over all, 56 percent to 40 percent.

A proposition, which would have allowed them to consummate the merger, failed to obtain majority support.

Both propositions failed, with none of the states recording an overall "Yes" vote.