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Missouri: State-level pubs and dems trying to make ballot initiatives harder
The Patriot Room ^ | January 23, 2010 | Clyde Middleton

Posted on 01/23/2010 10:21:47 AM PST by clyde_m

(h/t Ballot Access News) One republican and two democrats have introduced three separate bills all designed to make it more difficult to get ballot initiatives in front of the voters. Let's put this succinctly: What is wrong with you clowns?

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: ballotinitiatives; grassroots; missouri

1 posted on 01/23/2010 10:21:48 AM PST by clyde_m
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To: clyde_m

I have mixed feelings about this. In South Dakota it is also relatively easy to get both referred and initiated measures on the ballot. However, in recent elections voters have been inundated with some pretty dubious measures and others like seeking an end to video lottery have come back time and time again with no change in public opinion.


2 posted on 01/23/2010 10:27:26 AM PST by The Great RJ ("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher)
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