Okla House panel backs limits on citizen ballot initiatives https://freepressokc.com/okla-house-panel-backs-limits-on-citizen-ballot-initiatives/ #OklahomaSenateBill1027 #initiativepetitions #Rep.ForrestBennett #ballotinitiatives #StateNews #ballot

#Progressive #groups #release ‘#InformedVoters’ #guide to #Florida #ballotinitiatives.

Each #amendment in the #guide contains a brief #description and a #votingrecommendation from several #groups.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Politics #Representation #Culture

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/694300-progressive-groups-release-informed-voters-guide-to-florida-ballot-initiatives/

After gutting the Better Boundaries initiative and having the Utah Supreme Court tell them that wasn’t okay, the Utah Legislature is now asking voters for permission to gut Better Boundaries or any other initiative.

They can wring their hands and clutch their pearls all day long about the dangers of having “super-laws” but the fact is that citizen initiatives are probably the hardest way to pass extreme legislation. Better Boundaries wasn’t extreme (except that it was extremely inconvenient for the GOP majority in the legislature) but the legislature is just using the spectre of extreme initiatives to try to convince us that they should be allowed to override (not simply clarify or amend) the will expressed by the voters at the ballot box.

This is a case study in why it is dangerous to have a single party consistently dominating the politics of the state.

http://visionary.davidjmiller.org/2024/utah-legislature-asks-pretty-please/

The #MichiganSupremeCourt ruled 4-3 the state #Legislature lacked the authority to
#AdoptandAmend petition language for a pair of #BallotInitiatives in 2018. Justices said the tactic is unconstitutional because the Legislature circumvented the petition initiative process in 2018. Increases to #Michigan's standard minimum wage, tipped #MinimumWage & an expansion of the state's earned sick time laws are slated to take effect in February.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/31/michigan-supreme-adopt-and-amend-case-mimimum-wage/74617606007/
#news #politics #BallotInitiative

Colorado's upcoming ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights draws massive attention.

Thousands join the Colorado March for Life, emphasizing the state's robust pro-life stance, as the initiative predicts 65-70% approval.

Never forget that ever since the fall of #roe, #abortion has been expanded at every chance the #people are given to weigh in directly.

Every time it has been restricted, it is by unelected or unaccountable #Christofascists bringing back laws from the literal 1860s.

If a #nationalban happens, it will be because of #comstock_act rules, and it will be done by people actively hiding their motives to do so. #liberals cannot be trusted to act as a bulwark in this, but #ballotinitiatives are a place to start.

Why I Want to Start a Direct Democracy Non-Profit; or, something like FairVote but for the Right to the Ballot Initiative #DirectDemocracy #Nonprofits #BISC #BallotInitiatives #501c3 #PoliticalEducation #Wishcasting

https://worldofvalues.wordpress.com/2023/11/26/why-i-want-to-start-a-non-profit-for-direct-democracy/

https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-rights-ballot-initiatives-state-law #AbortionIsHealthcare #ReproductiveJustice #GOPWarOnWomem #AbortionRightsAreHumanRights #BallotInitiatives Voters in at Least 10 States Are Trying to Protect Abortion Rights. GOP Officials Are Throwing Up Roadblocks.

Republican officials are undermining citizen-led ballot initiatives that seek to protect the procedure. Ohio is the latest state to get protections on the November ballot.

HERE'S ANOTHER GROUP
Working to educate you on #LOCAL #VOTING
#brightspots (good local journalism)

- Find out about those horribly written #BALLOTINITIATIVES, meant to confuse.

- What about crooks like #Santos? Or the ridiculous #Luna (fl)? Get background here.

Boost and Bookmark.

https://ballotpedia.org/Sample_Ballot_Lookup

#California #Hategroup wants #Republicans to enforce #AntiTrans #policies through #fascist #BallotInitiatives — this is #Prop8 All Over Again…

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/california-republicans-to-try-anti

The failed Ohio amendment reflects Republican efforts nationally to restrict direct democracy

https://apnews.com/article/direct-democracy-ballot-initiatives-republicans-ohio-abortion-bdf2dd061925e49d8dad69e2bd00f835

National impact of Ohio Issue 1 special election on abortion, GOP attempts to rewrite State constitutions

Advocates Launch Ballot Measure to Amend Arizona Constitution to Protect Abortion Rights
8 states could vote on abortion-rights ballot initiatives in 2024
https://msmagazine.com/2023/08/09/arizona-abortion-ballot-initiative

* see also Ohio Issue 1 thread: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110662765514723258

“As pro-choice ballot initiatives keep winning, Republican-dominated legislatures across the country are trying to make it harder for citizens to use ballot initiatives. Republican attempts to stop voters from challenging their policies … will echo beyond the issue of abortion to any policy voters would like to challenge.”

#LettersFromAnAmerican #History #Politics #OhioIssue1 #BallotInitiatives #Democracy #Voting #AbortionRights #PublicHealth

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-8-2023

No signatures submitted for Washington initiatives by July 7 deadline

#BALLOTINITIATIVES

https://news.ballotpedia.org/2023/07/11/no-signatures-submitted-for-washington-initiatives-by-july-7-deadline/

Sponsors have filed 90 more ballot initiatives for elections in 2023 than the average number filed at this point in the last six odd-year numbered cycles

#BALLOTINITIATIVES #ELECTIONS

https://news.ballotpedia.org/2023/07/10/sponsors-have-filed-90-more-ballot-initiatives-for-elections-in-2023-than-the-average-number-filed-at-this-point-in-the-last-six-odd-year-numbered-cycles/

How #ballotinitiatives on #abortionrights could prove successful against #extremist legislatures

https://flip.it/M2FnSG