A group of Idaho lawmakers hopes to make it harder to pass citizen-led ballot initiatives, kicking off what is likely to be a protracted fight over the rights residents have to enact legislation on ...

A ballot proposal aimed at simplifying the ballot initiative process is now tied up in court. Attorney General Austin Knudsen blocked the proposal for being legally insufficient, saying it contains ...

Apr. 1—A spoonful of history would be good medicine for the sour stomachs in Jefferson City. A number of proposals are being debated and voted on that would make it harder for residents to use our own ...

JEFFERSON CITY — Clear. Unbiased. Fair. Accurate. These words drove the conversation at the Respect MO Voters Coalition Policy Summit on Sunday, where voters from around Missouri gathered to decide on ...

A proposed ballot issue that wants to make the ballot issue process easier to navigate is now the subject of the latest ...

You probably learned in school that once you’re 18, you can register to vote in elections to select representatives to govern on your behalf—from mayors and school boards to senators and the President ...

JEFFERSON CITY — House resolutions proposing changes to the state’s initiative process got pushback at a hearing Tuesday. Some said proposed changes would effectively limit voting power of urban ...

In 1992, legislators reluctantly yielded to growing public pressure and created an initiative process that allowed voters to bypass the Legislature and place issues directly on the ballot. At the time ...

Washington Senate Bill 5382 would change how signatures are gathered and verified to put an initiative on the ballot. Getty Images State Senate Democrats are advancing a bill that would add hurdles to ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida state lawmakers are advancing legislation that could alter the ballot-initiative process. The House version of the bill, HB 1205, successfully passed a subcommittee this ...

There isn’t much out there that for a $5 bill in 1913 you could have gotten 101 years later for the same half a sawbuck. As of March 9, that list got even shorter. Earlier this month, Washington ...

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) -- With a week to go in the 2022 legislative session, Florida lawmakers are considering a series of measures to propel Republican leaders' years-long battle to make it ...