GOP state lawmakers try to restrict ballot initiatives

GOP state lawmakers try to restrict ballot initiatives, partly ... - AP News

Ohio has joined a growing number of Republican-led states moving to restrict citizens' ability to bypass lawmakers through ballot ...

Politicians Take Aim at Ballot Initiatives | Brennan Center for Justice

Of the states that allow direct democracy, 16 permit citizens to directly initiate constitutional amendments. To be sure, there are legitimate ...

Abortion rights opponents try to derail ballot initiatives - Stateline.org

Measures that would protect abortion access are on track to appear on the ballot in 10 states in November, but abortion opponents are engaged in last-ditch ...

Will Missouri GOP fight votes on abortion, minimum wage?

MO voters legalized abortion with Amendment 3 and raised minimum wage with Proposition A. Will Republicans fight direct democracy?

GOP legislatures in some states seek ways to undermine voters ...

Legislative efforts in Missouri and Mississippi are attempting to prevent voters from having a say over abortion rights, building on anti-abortion strategies ...

GOP state lawmakers try to restrict ballot initiatives, partly to thwart ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With other state lawmakers seated around her in the Ohio House, Democratic state Rep. Tavia Galonski got to her feet ...

Republicans Hint at Why They Are Restricting Ballot Measures in ...

This year, Ohio Republicans resurrected a proposal that would require proposed constitutional amendments to earn 60% of the vote before taking effect.

Republicans Are Trying to Block Citizen-Led State Ballot Initiatives

GOP-led states are waging a three-pronged attack on citizen lawmaking: erecting barriers to keep citizen initiatives off the ballot, impeding these initiatives ...

Some Republican officials are trying to keep abortion off of state ...

Ohio Republicans added back a previously canceled August special election to make it harder to amend the state constitution ahead of a ...

Republicans look to restrict ballot measures following a string of ...

The state efforts are a direct threat to abortion-rights advocates and other liberal groups' efforts to bypass governors and legislatures ...

Conservative Efforts to Sabotage Ballot Initiatives - American Oversight

In the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, people across the country have gathered signatures in support of ballot initiatives that would ensure access to ...

Republican legislatures in some states are trying to keep abortion off ...

Legislative efforts in Missouri and Mississippi are attempting to prevent voters from having a say over abortion rights.

Attacks + Threats - Ballot Initiative Strategy Center

In many states, politicians and wealthy special interests are trying to make it harder for voters to propose and pass ballot initiatives under the cover of so- ...

States look to rein in ballot initiatives with more ballot initiatives

Ballot measures in recent years have been used to expand Medicaid, preserve abortion rights and raise minimum wages. Now, state lawmakers ...

GOP efforts to crack down on noncitizen voting extend to state ballot ...

Even though it is already illegal and rare, eight states put constitutional amendments designed to prevent noncitizens from voting on the ...

How Missouri Republicans want to change the process for voters to ...

Some Republican lawmakers argue the states's ballot measure process makes the constitution vulnerable and open to out-of-state money and ...

Ballot measures have been critical in defending abortion rights. Now ...

Some GOP-led states have undertaken efforts to change the rules governing the ballot measure process, pushing new constraints that make it more difficult for ...

State Lawmakers Take Aim at Voter-Led Ballot Measures - WSJ

Lawmakers in Republican-led states are backing measures to make it harder for voters to amend state constitutions, as partisan fights play ...

Republicans want to make it easier for lawsuits to block ballot ...

GOP legislation that passed through the Senate on Monday would ask voters to amend the Arizona Constitution to allow lawsuits against citizen ballot ...

The Increasing Trend of Lawmakers Overriding Ballot Initiatives

Legislatures and governors are not afraid of undermining — or even downright repealing — citizen initiatives that win at the ballot box.