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Election 2013: Bend La Pine bond measure
April 30, 2013 | KTVZ NBC Bend, OR

More ballots hitting Central Oregon mailboxes
October 20, 2012 | KTVZ NBC Bend, OR

MI high court OKs 3 ballot measures
September 06, 2012 | WXYZ ABC 7 Detroit, MI

Ballot Measures Wikipedia Information

A referendum (plural referendums or referenda), ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may be the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or...

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List of Ballot Measures Having Major State–Local Fiscal Implications
January 03, 2013
Ballot Measures Have Had Major State–Local Fiscal Implications Legislative Analysts Office, 1/2/13 Measure/Election Major Provisions Proposition 13/June 1978...

Steve Frank Guide to the November 6, 2012 Ballot Measures
October 25, 2012
Guide to November 6, 2012 Proposition # Steve Frank Position Type of Measure Subject 30 No Constitutional Amendment Tax Hike (Jerry Brown) 31 No...

Top donors go all in on state ballot measures Biggest contributors include billionaires, corporations, unions
October 12, 2012
Top donors go all in on state ballot measures Biggest contributors include billionaires, corporations, unions By Will Evans, Bay Citizen, 10/12/12 The top 10...

How California newspapers advise voters on ballot measures
October 04, 2012
California voters will decide the fate of 11 ballot measures this year, including such heavyweight issues as Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed tax increase and the...

Grass Valley candidates’ forum tonight; 11 ballot measures on October 13
October 02, 2012
2012: Year of Decision Democracy in the Balance Election Day, November 6, 2012 In preparation for Election Day, our League members will provide a Pros and Cons...

Will Ballot Measures Test Vested Pension Rights?
July 26, 2011
A local ballot measure in San Jose and a statewide initiative, both only proposals at this point, would attempt to cut the cost of public pensions promised...

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New Legislation Would Reform Campaign Finance Laws
December 20, 2012 | RSS Feed: Capital Public Radio News
A mystery Arizona group that made an $11 million contribution to support and defeat California ballot measures in this year's elections would have been required to reveal its...

Property measure heats up Yuba County ballot
October 27, 2012 | AppealDemocrat
Yuba County voters face three ballot measures on Nov. 6, but it's safe to say most voters, by signs alone, are only familiar with one: Measure T. The measure is designed to...

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Hundreds vote early on gaming in Warren
May 02, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The ballot measures passed in Jackson County with 67.8 percent voter approval and Webster with 55.9. In Wapello County, 51.6 percent of voters opposed the measure. When Warren...

Rumor: Koch Brothers to buy 8 major newspapers, including LA Times
May 01, 2013 | Boing Boing
As other newspapers have cut back on editorials and endorsements, the Times is now often the only LA news outlet that issues endorsements on political candidates and on ballot measures ...

Norwalk casino debate gets uglier online
April 26, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
Gaming issues, compared with other ballot measures, often garner more attention and emotion because of moral opposition to gambling and the perceived problems it can cause,...

Ruben Navarrette: On gay marriage, what's the will of the people?
March 27, 2013 | indystar.com
It seems like just yesterday they were arguing that the court should overturn the will of the people by striking down ballot measures they disagreed with, such as ones allowing...

Voters' reactions mixed on raft of ballot measures
November 07, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
A bid to soften the three-strikes law and an effort to toughen penalties for human trafficking lead in early returns. The electorate is divided on Gov. Jerry Brown's tax hike....

Local ballot measures around California
October 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
There are more than 350 local measures across California on the Nov. 6 ballot. Among them: ...

Ballot Measures on twitter

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	@adamwc I wasn't amusing either last time I was in Oregon and forgot I couldn't pump my own. Does that ever come up on ballot measures? Twitter: @curtisbronzan

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Update on Los Angeles cannabis ballot measures, 2-19-13
February 20, 2013

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