inforum

Plain Talk: A sometimes heated conversation about Measure 2 and the limits of direct democracy

MINOT — Are the proponents of Measure 2 "elite and out of touch?" Are they "condescending" and "disrespectful" to the electorate? Or do they view North Dakota's initiated measure process — ...
inforum

Port: Age limit ballot measure campaign sues over North Dakota's prohibition on out-of-state petitioners

MINOT — When news of a ballot measure to amend North Dakota's constitution to implement an age limit for members of Congress from this state hit my ears, I argued that the proposal is unconstitutional ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

Voters would set limits in competing SMO measure

CITY HALL - An aviation community-backed measure and a City Council-backed measure will go head-to-head on the ballot in November. On Tuesday, council agreed to place the pro-Santa Monica Airport ...
Juneau Empire

Alaska lieutenant governor disqualifies legislative term-limits ballot measure

Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom has rejected a proposed legislative term-limits ballot measure, citing a Department of Law legal analysis that found the measure was likely unconstitutional. “The precedent ...
Arkansas Times

Arkansas lawmakers’ grand plan to crush the ballot measure process has a First Amendment problem

Sen. Kim Hammer (R-Benton), who is running for Secretary of State in 2026, was the lead sponsor of several bills in 2025 designed to limit or end direct democracy in Arkansas. In 2025, Arkansas ...