San Diego stadium vote expected to fall short

A few weeks before Election Day, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers tried to lead a last-ditch drive to rally support in San Diego for a new stadium.

The day has arrived, and it appears the drive stalled.

Voters in San Diego will decide Ballot Measure C, an initiative asking the public to approve a net 4 percentage-point increase in hotel room taxes that would provide $1.15 billion in funding for a proposed $1.8 billion downtown football stadium and convention center.

The Chargers’ stadium measure requires a two-thirds supermajority (67 percent of the vote) to pass, but it is projected to gain the support of 40 percent to 45 percent of voters in an election that will have major ramifications for Las Vegas’ pursuit of an NFL franchise.

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