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Showing posts with label initiatives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label initiatives. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 9, 2016

From Vox: Trump won. But so did marijuana legalization, gun control, and minimum wage increases.

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An odd result since these are all liberal proposals. - Click here for the story . By all accounts, the biggest races on Election Day were...
Monday, August 29, 2016

From Ballotpedia: 2016 ballot measures

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A look at the 153 ballot initiatives that are up for a vote in 35 states this November. None in Texas - we do not have them statewide, thoug...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

From the NYT: Builders Pierce California’s Environmental Shield With New Weapon: The Ballot

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This should help with some terminology - and demonstrate that things don;t always work out as planned. - Click here for it . Once heralded...
Thursday, December 3, 2015

From Vox: Big Marijuana is coming — and even legalization supporters are worried

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This story applies to 2305 - since it touches on the influence of interest groups on both the legislative and administrative process - and ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

From the Atlantic: Seattle's Experiment With Campaign Funding City residents approved a public-financing program in which voters will get $100 worth of election vouchers—the first of its kind in the nation

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An innovative approach to dealing with the imbalances in campaign finance. - Click here for the story . When people talk up the idea of t...
Sunday, November 8, 2015

Random items on last week's local elections

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These are all from Governing Magazine How People Voted on Local Ballot Measures Across the Country . Social conservatives around the count...
Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Some random stories about yesterday's election

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- Officials report few problems with Voter ID requirement. - Texas voters have their say at the polls . - Casinos, pot, secession among US...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

In the Supreme Court today: Hollingsworth vs. Perry

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As we discussed previously, this case is about the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 , which was an initiative passed by t...
Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Are we at a tipping point in the War on Drugs?

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The successful marijuana initiatives earlier this year may have started something. Here's a look at the impact a new documentary - The...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Selling / spinning gay marriage

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Buzzfeed describes how gay marriage proponents - specifically those hired to help gay marriage initiatives pass in several states this past...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

3 out of 6 marijuana legalization innitiatives passed arounf the country.

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In case you need a reason to visit Colorado, Washington, and Massachusetts .
Saturday, October 27, 2012

State Ballot Initiatives Across the Nation

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Here's a comprehensive list from Project Vote Smart . Since Texas does not allow state-wide ballot initiatives, we won't be voting o...
Friday, November 18, 2011

Victory for Prop. 8 backers : SCOTUSblog

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Victory for Prop. 8 backers : SCOTUSblog . From the LA Times : The California Supreme Court decided Thursday that the sponsors of Propositio...
Thursday, November 4, 2010

2010 California Propositions

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Here's a list of what passed and what didn't in Tuesday's election. Aside from the defeat of Prop 19 -- which would have leg...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Can the Federal Government Challenge the Constitutionality of Prop 19 if it Passes?

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Yes . No .
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Federalism and California's Prop 19

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Following on a previous post, here are a few links regarding the nation/state issues brought up by California's proposal to legalize mar...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010

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For our upcoming discussion of direct democracy -- recall that the Constitution establishes a republic -- here's the latest from Califor...
Thursday, April 15, 2010

Framing Democracy

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George Lakoff highlights a great example of framing effects . The lesson is: Ballot language matters a great deal. For 2301s, this further ...
Sunday, January 10, 2010

Voter Initiatives in California

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A huge subject in 2301 will be the nature of the American democratic system. The founder's deliberately avoided creating a pure, or dire...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Revisions, Initiatives, Amendments, and Equal Protection

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I'll admit to still being a bit confused about the precise nature of the Proposition 8 dispute in California, and what the nature of the...