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Garrison proposes bill governing petition drives
State Rep. Jennifer Garrison is calling for new legislation that would crack down on fraud in the process of circulating petitions to place issues on Ohio's statewide ballot.
Ohio State Rep. Announces Ballot Integrity Act
State Rep. Jennifer Garrison unveiled legislation today that calls for sweeping changes to Ohio’s ballot initiative process known as the Ballot Integrity Act.
Rep. Yates proposes overturning Ohio’s same-sex marriage ban
Rep. Tyrone Yates, D-Cincinnati, wants voters to repeal the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
When Voters Disrupt the Tea Party
Here's a story you may have missed because it flies in the face of the dreary conventional wisdom: When advocates of public programs take on the right-wing anti-government crowd directly, the government-haters lose.
Michigan ballot initiative would lower home, auto, business insurance premiums by 20 percent
Michigan voters could decide whether to reduce automobile, home and business insurance premiums by 20 percent if a proposal qualifies for the 2010 statewide ballot.
Legislative session will shape Eyman’s next initiative
Professional initiative promoter Tim Eyman says he’ll be back next year with another ballot measure, and how state lawmakers handle taxes in January will have a lot to do with what he proposes.
Washington’s Tim Eyman and his initiative future
Conservative initiative activist Tim Eyman - Washington state's answer to Oregon's Bill Sizemore - lost his second major initiative in a row when voters rejected his I-1033 proposal. That leads Joel Connelly at Seattlepi.com to ask whether it is the "end of Eymanism," but AP writer Curt Woodward has it right when he says Eyman has now become an established part of the state's political routine.
Loudon pushes ahead on SOS Ballot Effort
Former state Sen. John Loudon, chairman of Save Our Secret Ballot (SOS), says he's raised more than $300,000 and collected more than 60,000 signatures so far for the group's 2010 ballot campaign.
Anti-abortion ‘personhood’ measures shrink the rights of women
Colorado's Ballot Initiative 25 would amend the state constitution in more than 20,000 places, granting even the cells of a fertilized egg full legal rights while working to effectively limit the rights of pregnant women. Legal experts say the law would lead to outlandish and oppressive applications.
I-1033 collided with a hard-times budget
It’s not just that Initiative 1033 lost, but the margin by which it lost: 12 percent, as of Wednesday afternoon. It was a blow-out, and several factors were at work.
