New Form of Government
proposal before presbyteries
The Layman
The 219th General Assembly (2010) directed the Stated Clerk to send the following proposed amendment to the presbyteries for their affirmative or negative votes:
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87 (yes) - 81 (no)
Updated 6/8/11
Shall the Book of Order be amended by striking out the text of Chapters I–XVIII of the current Form of Government (G-1.0000–G-18.0401) and inserting two documents, Foundations of Presbyterian Polity and a new Form of Government?
The proposal, which was approved by a 468-204 vote by the 219th General Assembly, requires approval from a majority of the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s 173 presbyteries.
The voting must be completed by June 2011. The results, which are printed below, will be reported as available.
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Presbytery
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Vote Total
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Abingdon
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Yes
34-14 (11/17/10)
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Alaska
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No
7-22(10/20/10)
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Albany
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Yes
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Arkansas
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Yes
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Atlantic Korean
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No
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Baltimore
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Yes
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Beaver-Butler
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No, 27-57
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Blackhawk
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No, 51-61
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Boise
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No, 27-37
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Boston
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Yes, 37-32
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Carlisle
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No, 66-106
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Cascades
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Yes (voice vote)
(11/13/10)
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Cayuga-Syracuse
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Yes
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Central Florida
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No, 77-84
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Central Neb.
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Yes, 36-9
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Central Wash.
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No, 3-67
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Charleston-Atl.
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Yes
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Charlotte
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No, 142-168
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Cherokee
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No, 17-69
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Chicago
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Yes
|
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Cimarron
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Yes
|
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Cincinnati
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Yes
|
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Coastal Carolina
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No
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Dakota
|
|
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de Cristo
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No
42-46
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Denver
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YES
70-50
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Des Moines
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Yes, 52-22
(1/15/11)
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Detroit
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|
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Donegal
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No, 29-71
(1/18/11)
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East Iowa
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No
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E. Tennessee
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No, 55-84
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Eastern Korean
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No
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Eastern Oklahoma
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Yes
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Eastern Oregon
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Yes
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E. Virginia
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No
60-62
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Eastminster
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No
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Elizabeth
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YES
60-30
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Flint River
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No
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Florida
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Yes, 52-51
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Foothills
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Yes, 105-45
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Genesee Valley
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No
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Geneva
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Yes
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Giddings Lovejoy
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YES
66-52
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Glacier
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Yes
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Grace
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Yes
190-57
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Grand Canyon
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Yes, 95-45
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Great Rivers
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Yes
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Greater Atlanta
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Yes
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Hanmi
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Yes
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Heartland
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No, 63-66
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Holston
|
Yes
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Homestead
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Yes
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Hudson River
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Yes, 79-20
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Huntingdon
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No
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Indian Nations
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No, 43-43
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Inland Northwest
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No, 19-92
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James
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No, 130-140
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John Calvin
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Yes
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John Knox
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Yes
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Kendall
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No
|
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Kiskiminetas
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No
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Lackawanna
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No
30-48 (11/20/10)
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Lake Erie
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No
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Lake Huron
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Yes
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Lake Michigan
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Yes
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Lehigh
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No, 47-64
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Long Island
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Yes, 46-35
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Los Ranchos
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NO
90-98
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Mackinac
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Yes
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Maumee Valley
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No, 47-49
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Miami Valley
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YES - voice vote (11/13/10)
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Middle Tenn.
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No, 56-81
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Mid-Kentucky
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Yes
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Mid-South
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Yes
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(formerly Memphis)
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MW Hanmi
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No (not voting)
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Milwaukee
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Yes
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Minnesota Valleys
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Yes
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Mission
|
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Mississippi
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No, voice vote
(2/11/11)
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Missouri River Valley
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Yes
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Missouri Union
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No, 25-35
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Monmouth
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Yes
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Muskingum Valley
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Yes
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National Capital
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Yes, 185-93
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Nevada
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No
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New Brunswick
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No, 60-60
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New Castle
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NO
44-57
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New Covenant
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No, 44-186
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New Harmony
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No, 24-86
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New Hope
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Yes, 170-92
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New York City
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Yes
73-35
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Newark
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Yes, 33-16
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Newton
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Yes
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Noroeste
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No
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North Alabama
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Yes
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North Central Iowa
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Yes
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N. Puget Sd.
|
Yes
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Northeast Georgia
|
Yes
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Northern Kan.
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Yes, 64-25
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Northern New England
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Yes
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Northern New York
|
YES
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North. Plains
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No, 23-43
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Northern Waters
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Yes
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Northumberland
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No
7-46
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Ohio Valley
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Yes, 75-34
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Olympia
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Yes
59-33 (Nov. 18, 2010)
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Pacific
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Yes
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Palisades
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Yes, 30-16
(1/25/11)
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Palo Duro
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No, 28-53
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Peace River
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No, 60-62
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Peaks
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Yes, 102-84
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Philadelphia
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No, 78-91
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Pines
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Yes
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Pittsburgh
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No, 75-123
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Plains & Peaks
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No, 35-68
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Prospect Hill
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No, 28-41
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Providence
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Yes
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Pueblo
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No, 18-41
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Redstone
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No, 9-73
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Redwoods
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Yes
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Riverside
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Sacramento
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No, 70-85
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Salem
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Yes
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San Diego
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No
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San Fernando
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No
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San Francisco
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Yes
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San Gabriel
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No, 47-99
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San Joaquin
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No
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San Jose
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No, 25-75
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San Juan
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Yes
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Santa Barbara
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NO
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Santa Fe
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Yes
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Savannah
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Yes
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Scioto Valley
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Yes
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Seattle
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No (77-110)
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Shenandoah
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Yes, 161-11
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Shenango
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No
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Shep. & Lap.
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Yes, 75-37
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Sierra Blanca
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No, 13-32
1/29/11
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South Alabama
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No, 27-41
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S. Dakota
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No, 20-62
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South Louisiana
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No, 28-46
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SE Illinois
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Yes, 64-23
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Southern Kansas
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No, 40-42
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Southern New England
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No, 24-65
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St. Andrew
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No, 14-54
(2/8/11)
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St. Augustine
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Yes (10/12/10)
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Stockton
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No, 2-44
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Suroeste
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No
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Susquehanna Valley
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Yes
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Tampa Bay
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Yes
98-54 (12-2-10)
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Transylvania
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Yes, 79-47
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Tres Rios
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Trinity
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Yes
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Tropical Fla.
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No, 22-89
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Twin Cities Area
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Yes
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Up. Ohio Val.
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No, 13-64
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Utah
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No, 24-30
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Utica
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Yes
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Wabash Val.
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Yes
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Washington
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No
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West Jersey
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No, 47-70
(1/18/11)
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West Virginia
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Yes
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Western Colorado
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NO
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Western Ky.
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No
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Western N.Y.
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No, 34-35
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Western N.C.
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Yes
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Western Reserve
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Yes
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Whitewater Valley
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Yes, 130-85
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Winnebago
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No
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Wyoming
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Yes, 39-24
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Yellowstone
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No, 17-25
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Yukon
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No, 23-36
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Totals
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87 (yes) - 81 (No)
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