The debate leading up to the vote on Referendum 1 really put the "box" in ballot box, didn't it? Both sides really duked it out and the debates were heated. In the end, nearly two-thirds of Utahns voted to not have a voucher program that would allow tax money to be used for private education. Oreo cookies were used as a visual aid in commercials by the voucher supporters, so it was fun to carry that image on a little further in today's cartoon.

Most years there's typically a low voter turnout and citizens are chastised by the media and columnists (and editorial cartoonists!) for not getting out to vote. But the voucher issue really pumped a lot of excitement into this election year and turnout was pretty good. In fact, the wait at my local polls was well over an hour.