I voted no even though I'm in favour of legalizing them everywhere.

The reason for this is that its physically more demanding for me to cock my horizontal bow (even with rope cocker) than it is to pull back and hold my vertical bow. And crossbows are heavy, if you can't operate a vert bow you can't accurately shoot a crossbow without a good rest.
I realize that alot of ppl get their kids out there really young, and I'm all for exposing them to the sport early, but a cocked x-bow is just as dangerous as a loaded gun, if you can't operate it without help and strict supervision maybe you should remain a junior helper for another year.

That being said, I'm all for legalizing x-bows, I wouldn't be hunting with a vertical compound this year if I hadn't introduced myself to the sport with a crossbow. Its true that I got into archery simply to take advantage of longer seasons, but I didn't switch for more challenge, I just hated carrying the big monstrosity around and not being able to use it in tight situations. I have both, but don't see the x-bow as a big advantage, but its a great introduction for those about to catch the fever.