On October 23, the California Secretary of State said that a proposed initiative is now free to start circulating. It would provide that all state and local initiative, referendum, and recall petitions would be on-line at the Secretary of State’s web page.Source: Proposed California Initiative, Providing for On-Line Petitioning, Begins to Circulate...
In November, 64 percent of Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing former felons to regain their right to vote. Three weeks later, a Republican state representative introduced legislation that would require constitutional amendments to earn 67 percent of the vote to pass.Source: GOP legislators clamping down on voter initiatives...
It took Christine Stenquist years to find something to take the edge off of her chronic pain. Bedridden for a decade and a half after a massive seizure, she suffered from nausea triggered by pain medication that also gave her depression and insomnia.Source: Utah voters passed a bill legalizing medical marijuana. The Mormon church helped derail it....
Final Utah election returns show that Proposition Four, setting up an independent redistricting commission for U.S. House and state legislative boundaries, passed with 50.3% of the vote. The final tally is: yes 512,218; no 505,274. The measure failed in 25 of Utah’s 29 counties.Source: Utah Initiative for Nonpartisan Redistricting Passed, Even Though it Lost in 25 of Utah’s 29 Counties...
SALT LAKE CITY — Proposition 4, the ballot initiative creating an independent redistricting commission as a stopgap against what's known as gerrymandering by lawmakers, appears to have narrowly won voter approval.Source: Utah proposition to battle gerrymandering set to narrowly pass...
Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. I’m Lisa Lerer, your host. Happy Halloween!Source: On the Ballot This Year: A Lot to Think About...
Every two years, citizens across the U.S. manage to place some eye-catching measures on state election ballots, posing questions to voters that can be divisive and sometimes historic. But more than half of states offer no such opportunity.Source: US states split on allowing citizen ballot initiatives...
On Election Day this year, voters in 38 states will cast a vote on 154 ballot measures. We parsed through them all. Below is a summary of the most important ones we have written about so far. This page will be frequently updated as our ballot coverage continues.Source: November's Most Important Ballot Measures...
Nonpartisan redistricting proponents are turning to midterm election referendums in key states where legislative leaders have signaled no desire to give up their authority on drawing political boundaries.Source: Redistricting reformers turn to ballot initiatives...
More than 1.5 million Florida residents are barred from voting in state elections for the rest of their lives, because of a tough law that permanently revokes voting rights for anyone convicted of a felony.Source: Florida ballot measure looks to restore felon voting rights...
