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Stories Posted on April 7, 2008
Opinion: Share Power With Citizens
Category: Initiative and Referendum · State: New Jersey · Source: Asbury Park Press
A succession of recent governors and legislatures have had their chance to make things right in this state and have failed miserably. It's time to give New Jersey voters a crack at it: They should demand that lawmakers give them the power of initiative and referendum — a power granted citizens in 27 states and most Western democracies.
Activists Push for Term Limits Vote
Category: Florida · State: Florida · Source: Miami Herald
A group of Coral Gables activists seeking term limits for the mayor and commissioners have asked the city clerk to approve language for a petition to get a referendum on the ballot as early as August and no later than November. And they gave City Clerk Walter Foeman until the end of the month to get it approved -- or they will take the matter to court.