Nearly 60% of California voters backed Proposition 22, which exempts gig economy giants from having to make their workers full-fledged employees, at the ballot box in November. A labor union and four drivers want the initiative struck down.
Read moreA federal court in Montana ruled against groups and individuals challenging the constitutionality of a state law that requires signature gatherers for initiatives, referendums, or a constitutional convention to be residents of the state and not be paid based on the number of signatures they gather.
Read moreAn appeals court in Washington affirmed an $18 million penalty imposed against the Grocery Manufacturers Association for violating state campaign-finance laws during a 2013 battle over a ballot initiative that would have required labeling ingredients with genetically modified organisms on all packaged food products.
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A judge will not compel Uber to inform drivers of their voting rights vis-à-vis Proposition 22, a California ballot initiative that if passed would exempt the company from treating drivers as employees under California law.
Read moreThe Sixth Circuit reversed an injunction that ordered Ohio to accept electronically signed and witnessed ballot initiatives and extended the deadline for submitting such petitions, finding that the state’s ballot initiative requirements are constitutional, even as applied during the pandemic.
Read moreNebraska secretary of state improperly certified a voter ballot initiative to create a constitutional right for people with serious medical conditions to produce and use medicinal cannabis, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled, finding it violated a single subject rule pertaining to such initiatives.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit reversed a decision that enjoined the Arkansas Secretary of State from enforcing the state’s initiative petition rules, which require in-person signatures and notarizations. A group of voters argued the rules violate their First Amendment rights and endanger people due to Covid-19, but the signature requirement does not impose “severe burdens” and the notarization requirement has no effect on the “communication of ideas associated with petition circulation.”
Read moreThe Sixth Circuit denied Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request for a stay pending appeal of a case relating to ballot signature requirements. Proponents of a criminal justice reform initiative say the combination of the governor’s stay-at-home order and the signature requirements create an unconstitutionally severe restriction on their access to the ballot.
Read moreOver 182,000 Nebraskans have signed a petition to put a medical marijuana initiative on the November ballot.
Read moreOklahoma primary voters Tuesday narrowly approved an expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, rejecting arguments by Republican state leaders that the measure will result in deep budget cuts for state agencies.
Read moreA federal judge denied Michigan’s emergency motion for a stay of an injunction preventing the state from keeping an initiative off the ballot that would allow prisoners to earn time off their sentences.
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The Supreme Court declined Thursday to disturb signature rules for Ohio ballot initiatives, dealing a blow to marijuana advocates who say the pandemic has made such rules unworkable.
Read moreAn effort to reinstate affirmative action to California colleges and government agencies moved one step closer to the November ballot Wednesday after clearing a key legislative hurdle.
Read moreAlaska Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer improperly denied certification of a proposed ballot initiative that seeks to change the state’s election laws in several ways, including by replacing the state’s current party-based primary system with a nonpartisan primary and establishing ranked-choice voting in general elections, the state’s Supreme Court ruled.
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The coronavirus pandemic and California’s shattered finances have injected urgency into an initiative that qualified for the November ballot Friday which — if passed — would reform the state’s landmark property tax code to raise billions for cash-strapped schools and counties.
Read moreDespite revenue shortfalls record-high unemployment due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a ballot initiative to tax the wealthiest individuals and biggest businesses to address the homelessness crisis sailed to victory in Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday.
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The Oakland City Council called Tuesday for further review of a proposal that would dramatically enhance the powers of a civilian commission overseeing the city’s police force.
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Pork producers’ challenge to a voter-approved law requiring pigs raised for consumption and sold in California to have space to move around before they are slaughtered was struck down by a federal judge Monday.
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