Sentences with phrase «state ballot measures»

In several weeks, two states — Massachusetts and Georgia — will vote on state ballot measures to allow charter expansion.

Tax reform and school spending were among the most common themes of state ballot measures that went before voters Nov. 2.

An article («Schools to See Big Windfalls From State Ballot Measures») on state ballot measures in the Nov. 13 issue misidentified, on second reference, M. Dane Waters, the president of the Washington - based Initiative & Referendum Institute.

State ballot measures involving education faced a tough sell in Tuesday's elections, including in Florida, where a hotly contested initiative that would have loosened a 2002 constitutional amendment governing class size went down to defeat.

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The Saratoga Casino and Raceway is planning to apply for a full - size casino license after voters approved a state ballot measure in November.

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

That state ballot measure was passed by California voters in 2000 and, in...

In their lawsuits, filed last May, the groups argued that Proposition 39, a state ballot measure passed by voters in 2000, grants charters» access to facilities in...

Despite some victories this year — passage of a state ballot measure for more school funding and a revamped L.A. school board that the union perceives as more «teacher - friendly» — many instructors said they felt beaten down by large classes, staff cutbacks, rising teacher dismissals and public disrespect.

In part because of the Lau ruling, the district has built up a robust offering of language - learning pathways, even as many districts around California either diminished or did away with their bilingual offerings in the wake of a 1998 state ballot measure that put severe restrictions on bilingual education.

According to Secretary of State, Jon Husted, each state ballot measure (includes the Ohio Dog Auctions Act) costs Ohio taxpayers upwards of $ 1 million dollars!

The nation's first state ballot measure to impose a carbon tax on fossil fuels failed Tuesday on a crowded slate of statewide initiatives in Washington.

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Another ballot measure asks voters if they want to restore the more favorable solar rates, though that measure is being contested in the state Supreme Court.

The next steps for the states that voted «yes» on their respective ballot measures will vary, as regulators in each state will likely spend several months deliberating on the specific framework for a legal marijuana market.

A comparable rush could shortly be under way in Maine, where the state is currently recounting votes after a recreational marijuana ballot measure narrowly passed.

Ballot measures approved in both states on Tuesday will take months to go into effect, with pot enthusiasts in Oregon having to wait until next summer to legally indulge and neither state likely to make marijuana available for commercial sales before 2016.

A Tuesday ballot measure to legalize same - sex marriage in Washington state is still pending.

But as more and more states bring decriminalization measures to the ballot, it's important for voters to be informed not just about the use of marijuana itself, but also about the consequences of making it a crime.

The OCA was supported by Oregon's branch of Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition and worked constantly to put draconian and far - reaching anti-LGBT measures on the state ballot.

This fall in Washington, Maryland and Maine, voters will decide whether same - sex marriage should be legal, and in Minnesota, voters will weigh in on a ballot measure amending the state's constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

That three more states have legalized gay marriage by ballot measures in just one year should be a clear indication that this issue is not going away.

You know they just started issuing marriage licenses to gays in a couple of the states that have now approved ballot measures.

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.

If you live in a state that has a ballot initiative on Tuesday to label GMO products, please turn out to vote to have such measures passed.

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

The White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives are up for grabs, along with thousands of other offices in state and local governments across the country, even as voters weigh in on scores of ballot initiatives and other measures.

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The measures, backed in 26 state Legislatures around the country, would require a presidential candidate release their tax returns in order to gain ballot access.

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.

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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.

Like a flyweight amateur getting in the ring against the heavyweight champ, the ballot measure calling for a state constitutional convention hit the canvas hard and fast: Voters rejected it by a ratio of 5 to 1.

Improving New York State's voter registration and ballot access measures with an eye on moving toward a statewide vote - by - mail program

Should the measure pass in the Maryland state legislature, it would still require voter approval in the form of a statewide ballot measure.

If the measure passes, Connecticut would join fellow New England states Massachusetts and Maine, where ballot initiatives passed in November.

Bloomberg made a well - publicized contribution of $ 500,000 this year to California's Proposition 29, the ballot measure that would have raised the state's tobacco tax by a dollar a pack.

The rally, headlined by Sen. Terry Gipson, Senate hopeful Justin Wagner and Assembly candidate Andrew Falk, comes after a half - dozen candidates for state Senate failed to qualify for the Women's Equality Party, the new ballot line formed this year meant to boost the package of measures proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2013.

The package of measures is a cornerstone of Cuomo's re-election effort and he's gone as far as creating a new ballot line to promote the issue and calling on state lawmakers to sign a pledge backing the package, which has stalled in the Legislature.

A majority of NYC voters support a ballot measure to allow as many as seven casinos in the state, according to a New York Times / Siena College poll, even though they don't want any of those in the five boroughs and probably won't travel upstate to visit those that are built.

Opponents of the measure pointed to the favorable language before voters on the ballot as set by the state Board of Elections, which touted claims the amendment would bring more jobs, added school aid and lower property taxes.

New York voters were on their way to approving three propositions that appeared on ballots across the state, including a measure to take redistricting out of the hands of lawmakers...

Mainers United for Marriage, the gorup working to pass a ballot measure legalizing same - sex marriage in the state, hit their target in a $ 100,000 matching donation challenge offered by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes (pictured) and his partner Sean... Read

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), which as part of its mission seeks to raise judicial standards and reform the legal system, will discuss the issue at its upcoming House of Delegates meeting on June 17, and consider voting on whether to take a position on the ballot measure, a spokesperson has confirmed.

When New Yorkers approved a ballot measure to open the state to Las Vegas - style gambling last year, the idea was that the benefits of seven new casinos would flow to...

Mainers United for Marriage, the gorup working to pass a ballot measure legalizing same - sex marriage in the state, hit their target in a $ 100,000 matching donation challenge offered by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes (pictured) and his partner Sean Eldridge, the Bangor Daily News reports:

While the state Democratic Party is neutral on the ballot measure and its standard - bearer and two U.S. senators are all opposed, Chairman John Burton gave a one - word answer to the San Francisco Chronicle back in April when asked at the party's convention what will bring out young, first - time Barack Obama voters again: «pot.»

Massachusetts, on the other hand, is one of the deepest blue states in the nation, but voters there don't seem to be warming up to the legalization measure on their ballot this fall.