Category Archives: direct democracy
“Healthcare union abusing initiative process, critics say’
“SCOTUS Denies Cert in Virginia Ballot Signature Case”
“Arizona election referendum qualifies for 2014 ballot”
“L.A. leaders fight ballot measure to create city health agency”
Pre-election challenge, reports the LA Times.
“Brown nixes Democrats-friendly initiative reform measure”
WaPo: “California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has vetoed a measure that would have severely limited the ability of wealthy activists and corporations to use paid signature gatherers to get initiatives on the ballot.”
Here is Brown’s veto statement. … Continue reading
“Initiative Reforms Likely to Build Citizen Engagement, Trust in Government”
PPIC Press Release:
A report released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) recommends three steps to improve the initiative process—steps that reflect both Californians’ desire to continue making laws at the ballot box and their criticisms… Continue reading
“Ballot initiatives bill could spur litigation against backers”
LA Daily Journal:
A bill before Gov. Jerry Brown requiring ballot measure backers to
use volunteers to gather signatures would also create a right for anyone to sue by
alleging fraud was used to get the signatures, potentially allowing… Continue reading
“California considers initiative tweaks that would favor Dems”
WaPo reports.
I told the Los Angeles Daily Journal that I think aspects of this law are very likely to be struck down as unconstitutional. (No link,)
“Reforming California’s Initiative Process”
Looks like an interesting PPIC event on October 24 in Sacramento.
“Legal Center Moves to Protect Ohioans’ Initiative and Referendum Rights from Legislative Suppression”
Press release: “The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law today moved in federal court to immediately enjoin the state from enforcing Senate Bill 47′s new limits on Ohioans’ initiative and referendum rights. The legislation, which became effective in June, restricts… Continue reading
“Fourth DCA Reverses Earlier Opinion, Holds Pre-Election Challenges Are Subject to Anti-SLAPP Statute”
Nielsen Merksamer: “Ballot measure opponents have new reason to be cautious about filing pre-election litigation challenging a proposed measure, because the Court of Appeal for the Fourth District recently reversed its own 2007 decision in City of Riverside v.… Continue reading
“Has Prop 8 litigation permanently undermined California initiatives and the rule of law?”
Minnesota Law Review Symposium on Ballot Initiatives
Foreword, Minnesota Law Review Symposium
by Tom Pryor
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When Common Wisdom Is Neither Common nor Wisdom: Exploring Voters’ Limited Use of Endorsements on Three Ballot Measures
by Craig M. Burnett and Mathew D. McCubbins
Ballot… Continue reading