NEWS. A NEW PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT LOOKS TO CHANGE THE WAY ARKANSANS BRING ISSUES TO THE BALLOT. TODAY- THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS SUBMITTED A BALLOT TITLE THEY SAY ADDRESSES CONCERNS OVER ...

With Democrats calling the changes an “assault on the very spirit of Florida’s democracy,” the Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday finalized a plan that will impose additional hurdles on the ...

Anti-abortion and pro-abortion people rally outside of the Florida Supreme Court on Feb. 7, 2024, after the oral argument on the proposed amendment to enshrine abortion-rights in the Florida ...

Tim Eyman has clashed with the legislature repeatedly over the years with many of the initiatives he’s spearheaded. But now the Mukilteo activist is leading a new fight over what he said is an assault ...

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The Iowa state constitution is on display in Secretary of State Paul Pate's office in 2016. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread.

Legislation that opponents say will make it harder for citizens to place constitution-changing measures on the ballot was quickly signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis — then quickly challenged in court.

The United States Constitution is the founding document of our democracy and yet the process for changing it is in danger of becoming politicized. On Dec. 16, the New York Times reported, “Some ...

A group backing a 2026 proposed constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid has filed a challenge to Florida’s new law restricting the public’s ability to amend the state constitution. Florida Decides ...

Yet another proposed ballot measure in Montana is now caught up in legal action. Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s office ...

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