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Back to the OP, though, about "your vote doesn't matter"...
Referenda are a convenient way for lawmakers to pass the buck and keep their hands clean on decisions where there's a powerful or vocal minority (in this case, bar owners). IMO there's really no place for them in a real Republic. They're a backdoor legislative loophole designed to provide the illusion of control to the public. So yeah, your vote doesn't matter, nor should it on issues like this. You elected representatives to represent you. THAT vote is the one that needs to matter.
As a former smoker, I'm entirely happy that my county just passed an indoor smoking ban. I've given quite a bit of business to my local service industry since that went into effect, as have all the non-smokers I know.
(I also note, pan, that it strikes me as very strange to describe your feelings and personal attitudes, and the follow that sentence with "FACT". Your opinions are opinions, not facts. You're entitled to them, and I guess it is a fact that you have them, but putting "FACT" behind them the same way you do the percentage outcome of the vote leads to strange logical consequences.)
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