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Each state has individual requirements to qualify initiatives for the ballot. Generally, all 24 states and the District of Columbia follow steps similar to: File a proposed petition with a designated state official; State review of the proposal and, in several states, a review of the language of the proposal; Prepare ballot title and summary
Citizenship Requirement for Voting Prohibits state and local governments from allowing non-citizens to vote. [19] Nov 5 >50% 572,865 64.93%: 309,456 35.07% Citizens Failed Proposition 1: Implements a top-four nonpartisan blanket primary; with ranked-choice voting for the general election for state, county, and federal offices. [20] 269,959 30. ...
The following is a list of substantive proposals, both successful and unsuccessful, put forward since the nation's founding to partition or set off a portion of an existing U.S. state or states so that the region might either join another state or create a new state. Proposals to secede from the Union and proposals to create states from either ...
The Iowa Senate has approved a constitutional amendment that would require Iowa to have a flat individual income tax rate — if the state imposes an income tax at all. The Senate voted 34-15 ...
Per CBS, here are the 27 states eyeing tax cuts and their suggested proposals: Arkansas — a total elimination of the state’s individual income tax. Colorado — $200 million in property tax ...
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is an agreement among a group of U.S. states and the District of Columbia to award all their electoral votes to whichever presidential ticket wins the overall popular vote in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Proponents for popular election noted that ten states already had non-binding primaries for Senate candidates, [29] in which the candidates would be voted on by the public, effectively serving as advisory referendums instructing state legislatures how to vote; [29] reformers campaigned for more states to introduce a similar method.
The bipartisan vote also came after days of behind-the-scenes wrangling among members of Johnson’s Republican caucus over whether to amend the deal to address issues like the state and local tax ...