Tag: ballot measure
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Iowa State Legislature adjourns 2022 session; three constitutional amendments could appear on 2024 ballot
The Iowa State Legislature adjourned its 2022 legislative session at 12:16am on May 25, 2022. During the 2021-2022 legislative session, the General Assembly passed three constitutional amendments, which may appear on the 2024 ballot if they are passed a second time by the General Assembly during its 2023-2024 legislative session. One amendment would provide that…
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Initiative to increase medical malpractice lawsuit caps in California withdrawn after legislative compromise reached
On May 19, the sponsors of an initiative to increase California’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits withdrew the ballot measure from the 2022 ballot after reaching a legislative compromise with legislators. In 1975, the cap was set at $250,000. The ballot initiative would have required an annual adjustment of the cap based…
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Amendment to remove register of probate office on New Hampshire ballot
Last week, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted in agreement with the New Hampshire State Senate to approve a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the register of probate office. This measure will appear on the ballot in November for New Hampshire voters. The ballot measure was introduced to the New Hampshire General Court in…
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Initiative to increase the income tax to fund zero-emission vehicles and wildfire prevention programs in California files signatures
The California secretary of state reported that Clean Air California, the campaign behind initiative #21-0037, submitted signatures on May 16. The number of signatures required to place the initiative on the November ballot is 623,212, which is equal to 5% of the votes cast in the 2018 gubernatorial election. The initiative proposes a new law…
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Missouri Legislature passes constitutional amendment allowing increase in funding to Kansas City police
A constitutional amendment that would allow the state Legislature to increase the minimum required funding for Kansas City’s police department passed Missouri’s state Legislature on Friday. The measure passed in Missouri’s House of Representatives before they ended the legislative session, with 103 votes supporting the measure and 44 votes opposing the measure. Because the amendment…
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$18 minimum wage campaign collects 1 million signatures for California initiative
On May 12, Yes on the California Living Wage Act, the campaign behind an initiative to increase the state’s minimum wage to $18, announced that they had collected over 1 million signatures. The initiative would enact a law to increase the minimum wage at different intervals depending on whether an employer has 26 or more…
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Colorado voters to decide constitutional amendment to remove certain restrictions on charitable gaming on Nov. 8
Colorado voters will decide a constitutional amendment on Nov. 8 that would lift some restrictions on charitable gaming activity. If approved by 55% of voters, the amendment would: repeal the existing ban on paying managers and operators of charitable gaming activities and limit compensation to the applicable minimum wage until July 1, 2024; reduce from…
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Michigan legislature puts legislative term limits, financial disclosure amendment on November ballot
Thirty years ago, Michigan voters approved an initiated constitutional amendment, Proposal B, that enacted term limits on state legislators, as well as other elected officials. This November, voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to modify the state legislative term limits. The Legislature passed House Joint Resolution R (HJR R) on May 10, placing the…
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Marijuana legalization campaign submits signatures for Missouri ballot initiative
A marijuana legalization campaign submitted signatures for a Missouri ballot initiative on Sunday. Legal Missouri 2022, the PAC supporting the initiative, stated that it submitted more than 385,000 petition signatures. If enough signatures are verified, the initiative will appear on the ballot this November. If implemented, the measure would legalize marijuana possession and use for…
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The campaign behind California dialysis initiative files signatures for a place on the November ballot
Californians for Kidney Dialysis Patient Protection filed 692,521 raw signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot. The measure would enact staffing requirements, reporting requirements, ownership disclosure, and closing requirements for chronic dialysis clinics. The ballot initiative would also prohibit clinics from refusing to care for a patient based on the patient’s form of…