Category Archives: direct democracy

“Proposed Voter Bill of Rights ballot item refiled”

March 3, 2014, 2:05 pmdirect democracy, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Cincinnati Enquirer: “The group of African-American leaders pushing the inclusion of a Voters Bill of Rights in the Ohio Constitution has revised its amendment summary and submitted new signatures after Attorney General Mike DeWine rejected their initial attempt to… Continue reading

CA Court Blocks Sacramento Arena Initiative

February 26, 2014, 5:34 pmdirect democracyRick Hasen

Following up on this post, a trial court has issued this ruling holding that the arena measure may not go on the ballot. The court offers two reasons: (1) the proposal must be made as an amendment to… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania Circulator Residency Victory”

February 21, 2014, 6:20 pmdirect democracy, petition signature gathering, residencyRick Hasen

Ballot Access News reports.

“ACLU of Nevada and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights File Challenge to Voter ID Initiative”

February 21, 2014, 9:36 amdirect democracy, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

See this press release.

“Voters’ bill of Rights Blocked in Ohio”

February 19, 2014, 3:18 pmdirect democracy, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

MSNBC reports.

Listen to Audio from Recent Federalist Society Conference (Dealing with Some Election Law Issues)

February 4, 2014, 11:12 amcampaign finance, direct democracyRick Hasen

Here: Panel One: Has the United States Supreme Court killed California’s initiative process or helped check its abuses? 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This panel will focus on what effect the United States Supreme Court’s holding that initiative… Continue reading

“STOP files suit to challenge Sacramento city clerk’s rejection of arena-vote petitions”

January 29, 2014, 12:08 pmdirect democracy, petition signature gatheringRick Hasen

Sacramento News and Review: Earlier this month, City Attorney James Sanchez sent a confidential memo to select staff. The city won’t release it, but multiple sources told SN&R that its contents explored ways to successfully quash the arena ballot initiative,… Continue reading

“Clerk rejects petitions for arena vote”

January 26, 2014, 9:36 pmdirect democracy, petition signature gatheringRick Hasen

SacBee: “The campaign to force a public vote on Sacramento’s downtown arena plan was dealt a considerable blow Friday, when the city’s top elections official rejected the measure for “major” legal flaws and ruled it should not appear on… Continue reading

“Lawmakers want to repeal, then reenact, recent voting law changes”

January 17, 2014, 10:21 amdirect democracyRick Hasen

News from Arizona: “State lawmakers are moving to repeal major changes in voting laws made last year — and then reenacting at least some of them in a way to thwart a referendum drive.” I don’t know anything about Arizona… Continue reading

Ballot Measure to Make California Into Six States? Not Gonna Happen

December 20, 2013, 7:36 amdirect democracyRick Hasen

Tech Crunch reports on the plan, but leaves out the most important detail: The California Supreme Court would almost certainly rule that such a measure cannot go on the ballot as an initiative because one can only amend, but not… Continue reading