They did this with a giant new jail and its financing via sales tax in my hometown. First they bundled it in the regular November election. It failed. So then

They did this with a giant new jail and its financing via sales tax in my hometown. First they bundled it in the regular November election. It failed. So then they bundled it in a run-off or primary election. It still failed. Finally they ran it on a solo ballot and it finally passed. I was like 19 or so. Voted against it every time but that was sort of an eye-opening moment for young me.