If you are frustrated with gridlock and/or intransigence in your state legislature, as many voters are, one way to get your issue considered is
Tag: Ballot initiatives
Reverse the vote: Undoing the will of the people is now official Republican policy
Republican governors, state legislators and secretaries of state have become shameless in their attempts to reverse the results of legitimately passed ballot initiatives. What
Wackiest ballot measures of 2012
Who says voting can’t be entertaining? Here are some of the more unusual ballot measures that will be slowing up the already long-enough lines
CA Prop 37: Right to know what’s in your food
On the morning of November 7, we may owe the Golden State a great big “thank you” note. Perhaps the almost one million Californians
Psst! Wanna see what your ballot will look like this year?
Everyone knows there is an election coming up. (It’s on November 6, 2012.) Not everyone knows that you can see your ballot in advance.
Missouri ballot initiatives: Will big-business’ interests trump voters’ interests?
Three measures in Missouri garnered enough petition signatures to make it on the November 2012 ballot, but will Missourians’ conviction be enough? With nearly
The millionaires’ ballot-initiative club
No one is certain about what multi-millionaire Rex Sinquefield is up to. He’s not running for any political office. But we do know that