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The bill would have also addressed state ballot measure law and create a photo - ID requirement for voting.

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A federal judge in Oklahoma has issued an order putting on hold the certification of a ballot measure that forbids state courts from considering or using international laws, as well as Sharia, or Islamic law.

Arizona, California and Florida have passed similar measures through ballot initiatives, and Maine, Colorado and Oregon have passed related laws in their state legislatures.

Another trouble spot for Cuomo will be repealing the Wilson Pakula law of 1947, a measure that allows party bosses to allow non-party members to run on their ballot lines.

Twenty - six states allow citizens to gather signatures and place measures onto the ballot, while every legislature may place statutory laws before voters.

As of January 29, 2016, Ballotpedia was covering 105 bills concerning ballot measure and recall law that were proposed or reconsidered during the 2016 legislative sessions of 24 states.

The state ethics panel is examining whether her comments violated the law against state advocacy on ballot measures; it had already ruled that a state Web site was improperly slanted toward mining interests.

By law, the council could vote to put the measure on the ballot or the mayor could appoint a charter revision commission to do it.

Buchwald said while he would like the ballot measure to apply to alleged crimes committed in the past, federal laws prevent that.

Saland, who also voted for the marriage law after providing input on religious protections in the measure, led Neil DiCarlo by only 42 votes in a race that will likely go to the more than 900 outstanding absentee ballots.

The new measure will more than double that timeframe to between 70 and 80 days and give county boards of elections adequate time prior to special elections for absentee ballots for military voters to be mailed and counted in compliance with federal law.

As CalWatchdog.com's Chris Reed argued, «That is good news for those considering taking on public employee unions in 2016 with ballot measures putting limits on government pensions or scrapping state laws allowing teachers to receive lifetime tenure after less than two years on the job.»

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We summarize a body of work documenting that when institutions can not consider race in admissions — as has been the case in states that have banned affirmative action via ballot measures or other policies — racial and ethnic diversity has declined across various educational sectors, not just at selective undergraduate institutions, but in the professional fields of law, business, and medicine, as well as other graduate disciplines.

In the 2007 - 08 cycle, NEA gave some $ 17 million to ballot initiative groups in 12 states for a variety of measures related to constitutional conventions, property taxes, income taxes, labor laws, hotel taxes, redistricting, corporate taxes, and vehicle taxes.

Those plans may end up on hold if charter - school foes submit enough signatures by Wednesday to place a measure on the November ballot asking voters to repeal the charter - school law.

For Release July, 12 2013 Media Contact Van Schoales, CEO, A + Denver [phone] [email protected] A + Denver supports ballot measure to enact School Finance law DENVER, CO — A + Denver, a nonprofit organization committed to improving student achievement in Denver schools, came out in support today of a ballot initiative to fund SB13 - 213, a bill...

A study of Louisiana parishes and support for a ballot initiative authorizing Louisiana's takeover law in 2003 found that resistance to the measure was strongest in parishes with the largest African American electorates.

Enacted after a bitter, and expensive, battle over a ballot measure called Prop B, the law shines a light on the intractable problem of policing puppy - millers.

04/08/10 - The Athens News Letter to the Editor - Support ban on dog auctions 04/06/10 - 19 Action News - Ohio Dog Auction Act 04/05/10 - Times Reporter - Puppy mills targeted, Meeting to be held in Dover to educate public about ballot initiative 04/02/10 - The News - Herald Blog (Pets Unleashed)- April 1 update on dog auction ballot initiative 04/01/10 - Ohio.com - Why Ohioans should support a ban on dog auctions 03/31/10 - Cincinnati Examiner - Updates to the banning of dog auctions 03/31/10 - The Budget - Ban Ohio Dog Auction group met with opposition in Holmes county 03/30/10 - Fox 19 Morning News - Puppy Mill Petition 03/28/10 - Mansfield News - Journal - Opinion Shapers: Animal cruelty, in all its forms, needs to end 03/19/10 - Sun Sentinel - Ballot issue could help end puppy mill activities 03/17/10 - Sun Sentinel - The Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions to host meeting at the Avon Lake Public Library 03/10/10 - Animal Law Coalition - The Ballot Initiative to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions - Watch What Happens 03/07/10 - The Free Press - Support the Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions 03/05/10 - Fairfield Town Crier - Local groups join signature drive to stop dog auctions in Ohio 03/04/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- Sending a Message to Ohio Legislators on Dog Auctions 02/28/10 - Ohio Federation of Dog Clubs - Dog Auctions 02/26/10 - The Post (Ohio University)- Humane Society ranks Ohio low 02/24/10 - The Jackson County Telegram - Local meeting slated on banning of dog auctions 02/21/10 - The Athens News Letter to the Editor - Support petition effort to make dog auctions and raffles illegal in Ohio 02/21/10 - Lancaster Eagle Gazette - Group seeks to stop puppy mills, dog auctions 02/15/10 - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum - Ohio group seeks ban on dog auctions 02/14/10 - Mansfield - News Journal - Group wants dog auctions banned in Ohio 02/05/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- UPDATE: Ohio Dog Auctions Act 02/02/10 - Star News Online - Two animal welfare ballot measures proposed in Ohio 01/27/10 - Westlake / Bay Village Observer - Dog auctions in Ohio need to be bballot initiative 04/02/10 - The News - Herald Blog (Pets Unleashed)- April 1 update on dog auction ballot initiative 04/01/10 - Ohio.com - Why Ohioans should support a ban on dog auctions 03/31/10 - Cincinnati Examiner - Updates to the banning of dog auctions 03/31/10 - The Budget - Ban Ohio Dog Auction group met with opposition in Holmes county 03/30/10 - Fox 19 Morning News - Puppy Mill Petition 03/28/10 - Mansfield News - Journal - Opinion Shapers: Animal cruelty, in all its forms, needs to end 03/19/10 - Sun Sentinel - Ballot issue could help end puppy mill activities 03/17/10 - Sun Sentinel - The Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions to host meeting at the Avon Lake Public Library 03/10/10 - Animal Law Coalition - The Ballot Initiative to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions - Watch What Happens 03/07/10 - The Free Press - Support the Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions 03/05/10 - Fairfield Town Crier - Local groups join signature drive to stop dog auctions in Ohio 03/04/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- Sending a Message to Ohio Legislators on Dog Auctions 02/28/10 - Ohio Federation of Dog Clubs - Dog Auctions 02/26/10 - The Post (Ohio University)- Humane Society ranks Ohio low 02/24/10 - The Jackson County Telegram - Local meeting slated on banning of dog auctions 02/21/10 - The Athens News Letter to the Editor - Support petition effort to make dog auctions and raffles illegal in Ohio 02/21/10 - Lancaster Eagle Gazette - Group seeks to stop puppy mills, dog auctions 02/15/10 - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum - Ohio group seeks ban on dog auctions 02/14/10 - Mansfield - News Journal - Group wants dog auctions banned in Ohio 02/05/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- UPDATE: Ohio Dog Auctions Act 02/02/10 - Star News Online - Two animal welfare ballot measures proposed in Ohio 01/27/10 - Westlake / Bay Village Observer - Dog auctions in Ohio need to be bballot initiative 04/01/10 - Ohio.com - Why Ohioans should support a ban on dog auctions 03/31/10 - Cincinnati Examiner - Updates to the banning of dog auctions 03/31/10 - The Budget - Ban Ohio Dog Auction group met with opposition in Holmes county 03/30/10 - Fox 19 Morning News - Puppy Mill Petition 03/28/10 - Mansfield News - Journal - Opinion Shapers: Animal cruelty, in all its forms, needs to end 03/19/10 - Sun Sentinel - Ballot issue could help end puppy mill activities 03/17/10 - Sun Sentinel - The Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions to host meeting at the Avon Lake Public Library 03/10/10 - Animal Law Coalition - The Ballot Initiative to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions - Watch What Happens 03/07/10 - The Free Press - Support the Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions 03/05/10 - Fairfield Town Crier - Local groups join signature drive to stop dog auctions in Ohio 03/04/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- Sending a Message to Ohio Legislators on Dog Auctions 02/28/10 - Ohio Federation of Dog Clubs - Dog Auctions 02/26/10 - The Post (Ohio University)- Humane Society ranks Ohio low 02/24/10 - The Jackson County Telegram - Local meeting slated on banning of dog auctions 02/21/10 - The Athens News Letter to the Editor - Support petition effort to make dog auctions and raffles illegal in Ohio 02/21/10 - Lancaster Eagle Gazette - Group seeks to stop puppy mills, dog auctions 02/15/10 - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum - Ohio group seeks ban on dog auctions 02/14/10 - Mansfield - News Journal - Group wants dog auctions banned in Ohio 02/05/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- UPDATE: Ohio Dog Auctions Act 02/02/10 - Star News Online - Two animal welfare ballot measures proposed in Ohio 01/27/10 - Westlake / Bay Village Observer - Dog auctions in Ohio need to be bBallot issue could help end puppy mill activities 03/17/10 - Sun Sentinel - The Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions to host meeting at the Avon Lake Public Library 03/10/10 - Animal Law Coalition - The Ballot Initiative to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions - Watch What Happens 03/07/10 - The Free Press - Support the Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions 03/05/10 - Fairfield Town Crier - Local groups join signature drive to stop dog auctions in Ohio 03/04/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- Sending a Message to Ohio Legislators on Dog Auctions 02/28/10 - Ohio Federation of Dog Clubs - Dog Auctions 02/26/10 - The Post (Ohio University)- Humane Society ranks Ohio low 02/24/10 - The Jackson County Telegram - Local meeting slated on banning of dog auctions 02/21/10 - The Athens News Letter to the Editor - Support petition effort to make dog auctions and raffles illegal in Ohio 02/21/10 - Lancaster Eagle Gazette - Group seeks to stop puppy mills, dog auctions 02/15/10 - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum - Ohio group seeks ban on dog auctions 02/14/10 - Mansfield - News Journal - Group wants dog auctions banned in Ohio 02/05/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- UPDATE: Ohio Dog Auctions Act 02/02/10 - Star News Online - Two animal welfare ballot measures proposed in Ohio 01/27/10 - Westlake / Bay Village Observer - Dog auctions in Ohio need to be bBallot Initiative to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions - Watch What Happens 03/07/10 - The Free Press - Support the Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions 03/05/10 - Fairfield Town Crier - Local groups join signature drive to stop dog auctions in Ohio 03/04/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- Sending a Message to Ohio Legislators on Dog Auctions 02/28/10 - Ohio Federation of Dog Clubs - Dog Auctions 02/26/10 - The Post (Ohio University)- Humane Society ranks Ohio low 02/24/10 - The Jackson County Telegram - Local meeting slated on banning of dog auctions 02/21/10 - The Athens News Letter to the Editor - Support petition effort to make dog auctions and raffles illegal in Ohio 02/21/10 - Lancaster Eagle Gazette - Group seeks to stop puppy mills, dog auctions 02/15/10 - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum - Ohio group seeks ban on dog auctions 02/14/10 - Mansfield - News Journal - Group wants dog auctions banned in Ohio 02/05/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- UPDATE: Ohio Dog Auctions Act 02/02/10 - Star News Online - Two animal welfare ballot measures proposed in Ohio 01/27/10 - Westlake / Bay Village Observer - Dog auctions in Ohio need to be bballot measures proposed in Ohio 01/27/10 - Westlake / Bay Village Observer - Dog auctions in Ohio need to be banned!

11/24/09 - Philly Dawg - Crusading for puppies and pigeons 11/21/09 - The Philadelphia Inquirer - Flight to Ohio rescues «puppy mill» dogs 11/02/09 - Pet News and Views - Ohio Dog Auctions Affects All of Us 11/01/09 - Thoughts Fur Paws - Ohio Dog Auction Ban Needs Signatures 10/30/09 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- Ohio Petition to Ban Dog Auctions 10/30/09 - Ohio.com (Akron Beacon Journal)- Puppy mills muddy Issue 2 debate 10/26/09 - Animal Law Coalition - Ballot Initiative to Stop OH Dog Auctions 10/21/09 - Philly Dawg, Wednesday Wag Oct. 21 - Under the Capitol dome 10/16/09 - Pet News and Views - Dog Auctions and Puppy Mills 10/14/09 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Group gets OK to pursue dog law 10/14/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Group gets OK to pursue dog law 10/14/09 - 89.7 WKSU - Effort to ban dog auctions gets approval to gather signatures 10/13/09 - Cincinnati.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Dayton Daily News - Signature gathering OK'd for dog aucion measure 10/13/09 - Fox 59 Indianapolis - Ohio panel clears way for supporters to gather signatures to ban dog auctions 10/13/09 - Mansfield News Journal - Signature gathering OK'd to pursue dog law 10/13/09 - Springfield News Sun - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Toledo on the Move - Possible state ban on dog auctions 10/13/09 - Vindy.com Newswatch - Signature gathering approved for dog - auction measure 10/13/09 - WKYC.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - WLIO.com - Signatures for ban on dog auctions OK'd 10/13/09 - Gongwer Ohio Report - BALLOT BOARD MOVES DOG AUCTION ACT FORWARD 10/13/10 - Statehouse News Bureau - Animal - rights advocates get their proposal banning dog auctions closer to the ballot 10/13/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversial toLaw Coalition - Ballot Initiative to Stop OH Dog Auctions 10/21/09 - Philly Dawg, Wednesday Wag Oct. 21 - Under the Capitol dome 10/16/09 - Pet News and Views - Dog Auctions and Puppy Mills 10/14/09 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Group gets OK to pursue dog law 10/14/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Group gets OK to pursue dog law 10/14/09 - 89.7 WKSU - Effort to ban dog auctions gets approval to gather signatures 10/13/09 - Cincinnati.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Dayton Daily News - Signature gathering OK'd for dog aucion measure 10/13/09 - Fox 59 Indianapolis - Ohio panel clears way for supporters to gather signatures to ban dog auctions 10/13/09 - Mansfield News Journal - Signature gathering OK'd to pursue dog law 10/13/09 - Springfield News Sun - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Toledo on the Move - Possible state ban on dog auctions 10/13/09 - Vindy.com Newswatch - Signature gathering approved for dog - auction measure 10/13/09 - WKYC.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - WLIO.com - Signatures for ban on dog auctions OK'd 10/13/09 - Gongwer Ohio Report - BALLOT BOARD MOVES DOG AUCTION ACT FORWARD 10/13/10 - Statehouse News Bureau - Animal - rights advocates get their proposal banning dog auctions closer to the ballot 10/13/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversialBallot Initiative to Stop OH Dog Auctions 10/21/09 - Philly Dawg, Wednesday Wag Oct. 21 - Under the Capitol dome 10/16/09 - Pet News and Views - Dog Auctions and Puppy Mills 10/14/09 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Group gets OK to pursue dog law 10/14/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Group gets OK to pursue dog law 10/14/09 - 89.7 WKSU - Effort to ban dog auctions gets approval to gather signatures 10/13/09 - Cincinnati.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Dayton Daily News - Signature gathering OK'd for dog aucion measure 10/13/09 - Fox 59 Indianapolis - Ohio panel clears way for supporters to gather signatures to ban dog auctions 10/13/09 - Mansfield News Journal - Signature gathering OK'd to pursue dog law 10/13/09 - Springfield News Sun - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Toledo on the Move - Possible state ban on dog auctions 10/13/09 - Vindy.com Newswatch - Signature gathering approved for dog - auction measure 10/13/09 - WKYC.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - WLIO.com - Signatures for ban on dog auctions OK'd 10/13/09 - Gongwer Ohio Report - BALLOT BOARD MOVES DOG AUCTION ACT FORWARD 10/13/10 - Statehouse News Bureau - Animal - rights advocates get their proposal banning dog auctions closer to the ballot 10/13/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversialBallot Initiative to Stop OH Dog Auctions 10/21/09 - Philly Dawg, Wednesday Wag Oct. 21 - Under the Capitol dome 10/16/09 - Pet News and Views - Dog Auctions and Puppy Mills 10/14/09 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Group gets OK to pursue dog law 10/14/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Group gets OK to pursue dog law 10/14/09 - 89.7 WKSU - Effort to ban dog auctions gets approval to gather signatures 10/13/09 - Cincinnati.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Dayton Daily News - Signature gathering OK'd for dog aucion measure 10/13/09 - Fox 59 Indianapolis - Ohio panel clears way for supporters to gather signatures to ban dog auctions 10/13/09 - Mansfield News Journal - Signature gathering OK'd to pursue dog law 10/13/09 - Springfield News Sun - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Toledo on the Move - Possible state ban on dog auctions 10/13/09 - Vindy.com Newswatch - Signature gathering approved for dog - auction measure 10/13/09 - WKYC.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - WLIO.com - Signatures for ban on dog auctions OK'd 10/13/09 - Gongwer Ohio Report - BALLOT BOARD MOVES DOG AUCTION ACT FORWARD 10/13/10 - Statehouse News Bureau - Animal - rights advocates get their proposal banning dog auctions closer to the ballot 10/13/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversial tolaw 10/14/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Group gets OK to pursue dog law 10/14/09 - 89.7 WKSU - Effort to ban dog auctions gets approval to gather signatures 10/13/09 - Cincinnati.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Dayton Daily News - Signature gathering OK'd for dog aucion measure 10/13/09 - Fox 59 Indianapolis - Ohio panel clears way for supporters to gather signatures to ban dog auctions 10/13/09 - Mansfield News Journal - Signature gathering OK'd to pursue dog law 10/13/09 - Springfield News Sun - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Toledo on the Move - Possible state ban on dog auctions 10/13/09 - Vindy.com Newswatch - Signature gathering approved for dog - auction measure 10/13/09 - WKYC.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - WLIO.com - Signatures for ban on dog auctions OK'd 10/13/09 - Gongwer Ohio Report - BALLOT BOARD MOVES DOG AUCTION ACT FORWARD 10/13/10 - Statehouse News Bureau - Animal - rights advocates get their proposal banning dog auctions closer to the ballot 10/13/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversial tolaw 10/14/09 - 89.7 WKSU - Effort to ban dog auctions gets approval to gather signatures 10/13/09 - Cincinnati.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Dayton Daily News - Signature gathering OK'd for dog aucion measure 10/13/09 - Fox 59 Indianapolis - Ohio panel clears way for supporters to gather signatures to ban dog auctions 10/13/09 - Mansfield News Journal - Signature gathering OK'd to pursue dog law 10/13/09 - Springfield News Sun - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Toledo on the Move - Possible state ban on dog auctions 10/13/09 - Vindy.com Newswatch - Signature gathering approved for dog - auction measure 10/13/09 - WKYC.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - WLIO.com - Signatures for ban on dog auctions OK'd 10/13/09 - Gongwer Ohio Report - BALLOT BOARD MOVES DOG AUCTION ACT FORWARD 10/13/10 - Statehouse News Bureau - Animal - rights advocates get their proposal banning dog auctions closer to the ballot 10/13/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversial tolaw 10/13/09 - Springfield News Sun - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Toledo on the Move - Possible state ban on dog auctions 10/13/09 - Vindy.com Newswatch - Signature gathering approved for dog - auction measure 10/13/09 - WKYC.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - WLIO.com - Signatures for ban on dog auctions OK'd 10/13/09 - Gongwer Ohio Report - BALLOT BOARD MOVES DOG AUCTION ACT FORWARD 10/13/10 - Statehouse News Bureau - Animal - rights advocates get their proposal banning dog auctions closer to the ballot 10/13/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversialBALLOT BOARD MOVES DOG AUCTION ACT FORWARD 10/13/10 - Statehouse News Bureau - Animal - rights advocates get their proposal banning dog auctions closer to the ballot 10/13/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversialBALLOT BOARD MOVES DOG AUCTION ACT FORWARD 10/13/10 - Statehouse News Bureau - Animal - rights advocates get their proposal banning dog auctions closer to the ballot 10/13/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversialballot 10/13/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversialballot 10/13/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversialBallot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversialBallot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversialBallot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversialBallot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversial tolaw takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversial topic

ADLA was also part of coalitions that defeated damaging ballot referendums including a constitutional «right to hunt» measure in 2009 that could have overturned the law that banned traps and poisons on public lands.

By this Charter, the Governing Council is directed to obtain and to deploy whatever resources may be necessary for the energetic furtherance of the ambitions and activities of the Foundation, which shall conduct research, publish papers, educate students and the public and take every measure that may be necessary to restore the primacy and use of reason in science and public policy worldwide, especially insofar as they may bear upon the rights of the people fairly and fully to be informed, openly and freely to debate, and secretly by ballot to decide who shall govern them, what laws they shall live by and what imposts they shall endure.»

California headed for a high - stakes battle over global warming Tuesday, as an oil industry - backed measure to suspend the state's aggressive climate - change law qualified for the November ballot.

At the start of the campaign for California's Proposition 23, the ballot measure that would suspend the state's global warming law, opponents darkly warned that the Texas oil companies backing the initiative would spend as much as $ 50 million to win the election.

Citing figures from the California secretary of state, Maplight.org reports that Bill Gates has donated $ 700,000 to the campaign against Proposition 23, the ballot measure that would repeal a California law related to reining in global warming.

George P. Shultz, the Republican former secretary of state, and Thomas F. Steyer, the Democratic hedge fund billionaire, are reviving the coalition that campaigned last year to defeat Proposition 23, the California ballot measure that would have derailed the state's» landmark global warming law.

The law in Alaska forbids a governor from officially lobbying for or against a ballot initiative such as Ballot Measballot initiative such as Ballot MeasBallot Measure 4.

Passage of a landmark 2010 civil partnership law in the Republic of Ireland was followed five years later by a nationwide ballot measure legalizing gay marriage that voters approved by a wide margin.

Voters in Montana approved a ballot initiative requiring the parents of a minor under 16 to be notified prior to an abortion; this measure replaces an existing state law that had been blocked in court.

There have also been numerous referenda and ballot measures to try to establish laws banning marriage equality.