The voter's wishes are routinely ignored in my state of Washington, and I believe the same is true elsewhere. For example, this past election the public overwhelmingly approved ending the state's long monopoly on selling liquor. Now, the state is looking at any way possible to circumvent the voter's decision.
This happens every election. The public passes some initiative, and then the state says something to the effect of, "Oh, well--we'd love to comply. Just LOVE to. But, surely the voters didn't actually intend for this outcome to happen. They're just miffed right now. Yeah, THAT's the ticket! The voters merely wished to send us a message that they want us to do better in the future."