Author: Nicole Fisher
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New Tennessee ballot measure to change constitutional language on clergy serving in the General Assembly
Tennessee’s 112th General Assembly adjourned and certified a new constitutional amendment to put onto the ballot on April 28. This amendment would remove a section of Tennessee’s Constitution that disqualifies religious ministers from being elected into the Tennessee General Assembly. The newly certified amendment will join three others already certified to be on the ballot…
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Arizona Supreme Court rules against veto referendum to challenge state income law
Voters in Arizona will not vote on a veto referendum to repeal a new income tax law this November. Last week, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled against a veto referendum that challenged two sections of an omnibus appropriations bill signed by Gov. Doug Ducey (R) in June 2021. The sections (13 and 15 of Senate…