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A proposition is also a popular initiative, viz a measure or proposed legislation "proposed" to the members of a legislature or to voters, in a direct popular plebiscite, for their approval. In the US American phenomenon of popular plebiscites, propositions can take the form of an initiative or a referendum; for example, see the list of ...
The policy-ineffectiveness proposition (PIP) is a new classical theory proposed in 1975 by Thomas J. Sargent and Neil Wallace based upon the theory of rational expectations, which posits that monetary policy cannot systematically manage the levels of output and employment in the economy.
For example, in some states, another round of signatures is required to qualify an initiative for the ballot if the legislature does not approve it. In others, if the legislature passes a law determined to be substantially similar to the initiative, it precludes an election on the original initiative proposal, while in others the legislature ...
Proposition 71 (2004) Passed: On the use of stem cells in scientific research. Proposition 73 (2005) Defeated: Parental notification before abortion. Proposition 83 (2006) Passed: Various restrictions of civil liberties for paroled sex offenders (Jessica's Law). Proposition 85 (2006) Defeated: Second attempt at Proposition 73. Proposition 8 (2008)
The following is a list of ballot measures (also known as referendums, ballot questions, proposals, initiatives, propositions and proposals) which were on the ballot for the 2022 United States elections.
Proposition 5 is a California ballot proposition that was voted on as part of the 2024 California elections on November 5. It failed, with 55.0% of voters voting "no." [ 1 ] If passed, the proposition would have amended the California Constitution to reduce the supermajority requirement from two-thirds of the vote to 55% for local bond measures ...
[53] [54] The campaigns for and against Proposition 8 raised $39.0 million ($11.3 million or 29.1% from outside California) and $44.1 million ($13.2 million or 30.0% from outside California), respectively, [55] from over 64,000 people in all 50 states and more than 20 foreign countries, setting a new record nationally for a social policy ...
2024 Colorado Proposition 131 was a proposed ballot measure that appeared before voters in Colorado during the 2024 general election.The citizen initiated proposition would have replaced Colorado's partisan primaries with non-partisan blanket primaries and would have implemented ranked-choice (instant-runoff) voting for most statewide and state legislative general elections in which the top ...