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Colorado State Rep. Joel Judd, D-Denver, has come out in opposition to Denver Ballot Initiative 300, the so-called impound initiative. He criticized the proposed law as overreaching and unnecessary. “If Initiative 300 becomes law, police officers would be forced to impound the vehicle of anyone driving without their license or registration, even in the case of a driver forgetting their wallet or purse at home.”
Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams went toe-to-toe today with Dan Gilbert debating the merits of the Issue 3 gambling initiative on the Nov. 3 ballot. Williams said he opposed the issue because it changed the state constitution to allow a near-monopoly for casinos. Williams debated Gilbert today at Cleveland City Club.
While Ashland residents waited for the arrival of ballots for the Nov. 3 special election, stakeholders continue making their arguments over the fate of the city’s prepared food and beverage tax. Ballot measure 15-95 proposes extending Ashland’s 5 percent food and beverage tax until 2030. Eighty percent of funds collected are used to pay off an existing debt on the city’s wastewater treatment plant, while the remaining 20 percent is used to acquire open space to build parklands.
Early voting for the upcoming November election is now open, and it has been since Oct. 12. 1 call it an election, but actually we aren’t electing anyone, at least not in unincorporated Fayette County. What we are doing is deciding whether or not to extend the current Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) past its original deadline. The current tax was approved back in 2003 for the purpose of building and repairing roads in the county.
Pro-life supporters wrapped up a weekend-long tour of several cities to introduce a new initiative they hope to get on the 2010 general election ballot on Sunday. CI-102 would add unborn babies to the definition of “person” under the Montana code.
In a drive to get an initiative before voters in 2010 that would allow embryonic stem cell research in South Dakota, David Volk is convinced he has tapped into a wellspring of enthusiasm. “For 40 years I’ve been in South Dakota politics in one form or another. I’ve never been involved in a campaign for a candidate or an issue campaign where I’ve had this response,” says the former state treasurer, who suffered from cancer, an area of inquiry for stem cell research.
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has temporarily blocked Washington state officials from releasing the names of people who signed a ballot measure on gay rights. Kennedy’s ruling Monday temporarily blocks a federal appeals court ruling last week that ordered the release of the names. Kennedy said his order would remain in effect while he considers a request by a pro-marriage group that asked him to reverse the appeals court ruling.
The wizard lobby is wading into Maine’s fight over gay marriage. The Harry Potter Alliance, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that is “dedicated to bringing the themes of Harry Potter into the real world” announced today a grassroots effort to help defeat a Nov. 3 ballot initiative in Maine that seeks to repeal a recent state law legalizing same sex marriage.
The state Supreme Court effectively ended a long-running legal battle over the validity of Measure J earlier this week when it refused to hear an appeal of the voter-approved initiative. Measure J, also known as the Dalidio Ranch Initiative, was overwhelmingly supported by San Luis Obispo County voters at the polls in 2006, which allowed development of longtime rancher Ernie Dalidio’s property along Highway 101 just south of San Luis Obispo.
Early voting begins Monday in the Nov. 3 state constitution and city charter amendments elections. For the two weeks, voters throughout Nacogdoches County will join others across the state to decide 11 amendments to the state constitution. City voters will also determine the fate of 10 amendments to the Nacogdoches city charter.