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<url><loc>https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/08/27/fourteen-states-require-periodic-votes-on-a-constitutional-convention-question-but-officials-disagree-over-who-can-call-the-vote-in-one-state-oklahoma/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Ballotpedia News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-27T22:11:46-04:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Fourteen states require periodic votes on a constitutional convention question, but officials disagree over who can call the vote in one state — Oklahoma</news:title></news:news></url>
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<url><loc>https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/08/26/voters-to-decide-on-at-least-eight-statewide-measures-on-the-initiative-and-referendum-process-in-2026-the-most-since-2000/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Ballotpedia News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T05:30:00-04:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Voters to decide on at least eight statewide measures on the initiative and referendum process in 2026 — the most since 2000</news:title></news:news></url>
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<url><loc>https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/08/26/at-least-eight-ballot-measures-in-2026-will-address-state-initiative-and-referendum-processes-the-highest-number-since-2000/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Ballotpedia News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-26T00:24:03-04:00</news:publication_date><news:title>At least eight ballot measures in 2026 will address state initiative and referendum processes, the highest number since 2000</news:title></news:news></url>
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