Author: Jackie Mitchell
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Alabama to decide $85 million bond issue to fund public historical sites and state parks on May 24
Alabama voters will vote on 10 constitutional amendments in 2022. One measure will be on the May 24 primary election ballot. The other nine amendments will appear on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Voters will decide a constitutional amendment on May 24 that would amend the state constitution to issue up to $85 million…
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Oklahoma voters could decide in November on changing the state’s judge selection process
The Oklahoma State Legislature is considering a constitutional amendment for the Nov. 2022 ballot that would establish a new judicial selection process in Oklahoma that is more similar to the U.S. federal court system structure. Judicial selection refers to the process used to select judges for courts. At the state level, methods of judicial selection…
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Colorado legislature refers amendment to ballot to designate judges to newly created 23rd judicial district court
The Colorado State Legislature referred a constitutional amendment to the November 2022 ballot to designate judges to serve in a new 23rd Judicial District when the new district takes effect in 2025. In 2020, the Colorado State Legislature passed and Governor Jared Polis (D) signed House Bill 1026, which was designed to remove Douglas, Elbert…
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North Dakota group submits signatures for initiative to require a 60% vote requirement and single-subject rule for constitutional amendments
On April 22, the campaign Protect North Dakota’s Constitution reported submitting 33,624 signatures for a ballot initiative to the secretary of state’s office. At least 31,164 of the signatures need to be deemed valid for the initiative to appear on the ballot. The secretary of state has 30 days to issue its determination on whether…
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Guilford County voters in North Carolina to decide on sales tax increase and school bond measure on May 17
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners is asking voters to approve a 0.25% local sales tax increase and a $1.7 billion school bond measure at the May 17 primary election. One measure would authorize the county to issue $1.7 billion in bonds for constructing new schools, improving and expanding existing schools, and school equipment. The…
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Alabama state legislature adjourns legislative session; 10 constitutional amendments to appear on 2022 statewide ballot
Alabama voters will vote on 10 constitutional amendments in 2022. One measure, which would authorize $85 million in bonds to be issued for public historical sites and state parks, will be on the May 24 primary election ballot. The other nine amendments will appear on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. The legislature referred five…
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Georgia legislature votes to refer two measures to the ballot during 2022 legislative session
The Georgia State Legislature voted to refer a constitutional amendment and a state statute to the 2022 ballot during the final days of the 2022 legislative session. The legislature adjourned from its 2022 session in the early morning hours of April 5. The constitutional amendment, passed unanimously in both chambers, would authorize local governments “to…
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Missouri voters in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Jefferson City to decide ballot measures on April 5
Voters will decide two ballot measures in St. Louis, three ballot measures in Kansas City, and one ballot measure in Jefferson City, Missouri on April 5. St. Louis: St. Louis voters will decide on a bond issue for capital improvement projects and a citizen-initiated measure concerning election law, redistricting, and conflicts of interest. Proposition 1,…
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North Dakota term limits initiative fails to qualify for November ballot
North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger (R) declared that an initiative sponsored by North Dakota for Term Limits failed to qualify for the November ballot. The initiative would have enacted term limits in North Dakota for the governor and state legislators. The measure would have limited the governor to serving two terms and would…
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Alabama legislature refers measure to the November ballot to authorize the code commissioner to incorporate voter-approved constitutional amendments appearing on the May 24 and Nov. 8 elections into the new state constitution if ratified by voters
In November, Alabama voters will be asked to approve an updated and recompiled state constitution, titled the Alabama Constitution of 2022. Voters will also decide a ballot measure that would authorize the Code Commissioner to incorporate constitutional amendments that are approved at the elections on May 24 and November 8 into the Alabama Constitution of…