Tag: ballot measure

  • Previewing Tennessee’s August 4 local ballot measures

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    Voters in Nashville and Memphis are heading to the polls on August 4 to decide on five amendments to their cities’ charters. Memphis voters will decide on one charter amendment. If passed, the Memphis measure would increase the term limits of the city council and mayor to three 4-year terms rather than the current two…

  • Signatures submitted for abortion rights initiative in Michigan

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    On July 11, the campaign Reproductive Freedom for All submitted 753,759 signatures for the ballot initiative, which would appear on the ballot in Michigan this November. In Michigan, the campaign Reproductive Freedom for All submitted 753,759 signatures for a ballot initiative related to abortion rights on July 11. At least 425,059 of the signatures need…

  • Campaign in North Dakota submits signatures for marijuana legalization initiative

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    In North Dakota, a campaign behind a marijuana legalization initiative reported submitting 25,672 signatures on July 11, 2022. New Approach North Dakota Chairman Dave Owen said, “This signature drive showed us that, from Williston to Grand Forks, people all across our state are ready for responsible cannabis policy reform… We’re looking forward to all of…

  • Arizona state abortion rights initiative will not appear on the 2022 ballot

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    In Arizona, the campaign behind an initiative to provide a state constitutional right to abortion did not submit signatures on July 7, the signature deadline in the state. Because the campaign, Arizonans For Reproductive Freedom, did not collect enough signatures, the initiative will not appear on the ballot this November. Arizonans For Reproductive Freedom reported…

  • Nebraska photo voter identification initiative submitted over 170,000 signatures 

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    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…

  • A California initiative to raise the minimum wage to $18 qualifies for the 2024 ballot

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    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…

  • 2022 will feature the most abortion-related ballot measures on record; next states to watch for abortion measures are Michigan and Colorado

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    There will be at least five abortion-related ballot measures in 2022, including the first two ballot measures to provide explicit state constitutional rights related to abortion. On June 27, the California State Legislature passed a constitutional amendment, bringing the total to five – the most on record for a single year. Before 2022, the highest…

  • Campaign behind a ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage in Nebraska submits signatures

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    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…

  • Two Massachusetts ballot initiatives filed a second round of signatures for a spot on the November ballot

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    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…

  • Initiative to provide funding for pandemic detection and prevention programs qualifies for the California ballot in 2024

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    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…