Nebraska gets ‘F’ on ballot initiative process
Related News
- 01/22/10 — Property group calls off initiative
- 01/22/10 — Deadline For Colo. “Personhood” Amendment Moved Up
- 01/20/10 — Legislator targets public employees for pay cuts in constitutional amendment
- 01/19/10 — Bill in Mich. Senate could revise stem cell research
- 01/18/10 — Earnings tax in St. Louis, Kansas City could be challenged in statewide ballot initiative
Associated Press: A new report gives Nebraska and 12 other states an "F" on the integrity of their ballot initiative processes. The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center says in a report issued Thursday that most states that allow ballot initiatives are ripe for abuse, fraud and deception in the process. In Nebraska, the authority to make laws lies with the state's unique, one-house Legislature and, since 1912, in the initiative process. If people can gather enough signatures, they can have an issue placed on the ballot to change or create a law or amend the Nebraska Constitution. The report notes that one paid petition circulator testified that he signed some of his paperwork at home, even though Nebraska law requires it to be signed in the presence of a notary public.
To read more, http://www.ktiv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10739090" target="_blank">click here.
Comments
There are no comments for this entry.
