And he asked voters to judge him on his record.
The voters are also being asked about a number of other issues.
The 2008 effort was the 27th time voters were asked to support the program.
First the voters were asked if they wanted to stay in the office complex.
However, in the two round system, voters are asked to return and vote a second time.
A second question asked voters whether the number of political parties should be limited to four.
If the demands were not met, they asked voters to vote no.
"We focused on local issues and asked voters to consider whether the district is better now than it was a few years ago."
In a 1989 referendum voters were asked whether they thought the project should be built.
In 1984, when voters were asked which issues they thought to be important, their answers seemed normal.