Author: Victoria Antram
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Nebraska medical marijuana campaign turns in signatures for two initiatives
On July 7, Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana submitted about 180,000 combined signatures for two ballot initiatives, or about 90,000 signatures for each initiative, that would legalize and regulate medical marijuana. Both ballot initiatives are state statutes and require a number of signatures equal to 7% of the state’s registered voters as of the deadline. As…
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Campaign behind an Oregon firearm initiative submits signatures
The ballot initiative signature deadline was July 8 in Oregon. Lift Every Voice Oregon, the campaign behind an initiative related to firearm regulation, filed 159,565 signatures with the secretary of state. The initiative would enact a law outlining a procedure to apply for a permit to purchase a firearm. Permits would be issued by local…
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Nebraska photo voter identification initiative submitted over 170,000 signatures
The signature deadline for Nebraska ballot initiatives was July 7. Citizens for Voter ID, the campaign behind an initiative to require voter identification, submitted over 170,000 signatures. In Nebraska, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated constitutional amendment for the ballot is equal to 10% of registered voters as of the deadline for…
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A California initiative to raise the minimum wage to $18 qualifies for the 2024 ballot
On July 7, the California Secretary of State announced that an initiative to increase the state’s minimum wage from $15 to $18 by 2026 for all employers had qualified for the 2024 ballot after missing the deadline to make the ballot in 2022. In California, initiative petition signature verification must be completed 131 days before…
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Campaign behind a ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage in Nebraska submits signatures
On July 7, Raise the Wage Nebraska, the campaign behind a ballot initiative to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 by 2026, submitted over 152,00 signatures to the secretary of state. Currently, the minimum wage is $9 per hour. In Nebraska, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute for the…
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Two Massachusetts ballot initiatives filed a second round of signatures for a spot on the November ballot
The Massachusetts Secretary of State reported on July 7 that two ballot initiatives had filed a second round of signatures on July 6. One initiative would incrementally change the number of retail alcohol licenses an establishment could own from no more than 12 in 2023 to no more than 18 by 2031. It would also…
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Initiative to provide funding for pandemic detection and prevention programs qualifies for the California ballot in 2024
On July 5, the California Secretary of State reported that the initiative related to pandemic prevention programs, which initially targeted the 2022 ballot, had qualified for the 2024 ballot. The campaign submitted over 1.5 million signatures on May 5. The signature verification deadline was July 1—one day later than the June 30 deadline for the…
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Oregon voters will decide on an initiative to disqualify legislators from re-election for legislative absenteeism, including walkouts
In November, Oregon voters will decide on an initiative to disqualify legislators from re-election if they are absent from 10 legislative floor sessions without permission or excuse. On July 5, the Oregon Secretary of State announced that the initiative had received enough signatures to make the ballot. The proposed constitutional amendment needed 149,360 valid signatures (8%…
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Seven propositions on California’s general election ballot this year
June 30 was the deadline for ballot propositions to qualify for the November general election ballot in California. The deadline applied to signature verification, ballot proposition withdrawal, and legislative referrals. Californians will be deciding on seven ballot propositions—six citizen-initiated measures and one legislatively referred constitutional amendment. At the top of the ballot will be a…
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Initiative to increase the income tax to fund zero-emission vehicles and wildfire prevention programs in California qualifies for the ballot
On June 28, 2022, the California secretary of state reported that an initiative to increase the tax on personal income above $2 million by 1.75% and dedicate revenue to zero-emission vehicle projects and wildfire prevention programs had qualified for the November ballot. Clean Air California, the campaign behind the initiative, filed 990,608 raw signatures. The…