Ballot Measures Seen as a Distraction in Election
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Reuters: The state initiatives -- by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of voters or a measure by a legislature can force a vote on a proposed statute -- have become a staple accompanying U.S. presidential and congressional elections. This year proposals asking voters to ban same-sex marriages, curb access to abortions and roll back programs to aid minorities, among others, are merely distractions from major issues of the jittery U.S. economy and high fuel costs, analysts say. "Big issues and big solutions are on voters' minds this cycle," said Kristina Wilfore, executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, a liberal-leaning policy group in Washington. "The gimmicky measures on some of these social issues have failed to catch fire even at the signature gathering phase," she added.
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