“It will get harder to amend Florida’s constitution if this bill passes”
The Tampa Bay Times reports.
Category Archives: direct democracy
“Arkansas GOP moves to keep progressive measures off the ballot—but not conservative ones”
Daily Kos:
Angry that voters passed a ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage in 2018, Arkansas Republicans are using their legislative majorities to put a constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot that would make it vastly harder for… Continue reading
“Florida Republicans aim to take away the best weapon progressive groups have left. Here’s how.”
Tampa Bay Times:
Republicans in Tallahassee control both chambers of the Legislature and the governor’s mansion, and they’ve appointed every member of the Florida Supreme Court.Now, they’re taking aim at the last realm outside their grasp: Voters’ access to… Continue reading
“Democracy itself is on the ballot this year”
WaPo oped:
The midterm elections have been marred by controversy over alleged voter suppression in Georgia, North Dakota and elsewhere. Once again, partisans want to make it harder for fellow citizens to cast their ballots. It’s ugly.
But amid… Continue reading
“Democracy is on the Ballot”
Eliza Newlin Carney for TAP.
“First Came a Flood of Ballot Measures From Voters. Then Politicians Pushed Back.”
NYT:
Over the past two years, governors and state legislatures around the nation have used an array of tools to overturn, delay, diminish or pre-emptively declare unconstitutional a variety of initiatives approved by the same voters who put them in… Continue reading
Federal Court Bars Local Ohio Election Board from Blocking Marijuana Initiative from Ballot
You can read the temporary restraining order here (and the follow-on preliminary injunction). The elections board had blocked the measure, finding it “administrative” in nature.
“Corporations Are Striking Back On Ballot Initiatives”
HuffPost:
Ballot measures have produced a wave of ambitious progressive reforms in recent years, from legalizing marijuana to expanding voting rights to granting paid family leave. This year, corporations have become equally ambitious in fighting them ― and experts say… Continue reading
“Forged signatures raise concerns about ballot petition efforts in Michigan”
“Redistricting reformers turn to ballot initiatives”
The Hill runs down the measures on the ballot this fall.
John Oliver on Felony Disenfranchisement
Sunday’s main segment was on felony disenfranchisement and Florida’s Amendment 4. With, you know, a few asides.
“Corporations, interest groups spend fortunes on ballot measures”
Reid Wilson:
Some of the most expensive campaigns this fall will be waged between the wealthiest corporations and best-funded interest groups in America, as those groups vie to pass or block ballot initiatives in states across the country.
Voters in… Continue reading
“Special Interest Influence Under Direct Versus Representative Democracy”
Looking forward to reading this by John Matsusaka:
The ability of economic interest groups to influence policy is a common theme in economics and political science. Most theories posit that interest group power arises from the ability to influence elected… Continue reading