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...this election cycle, there are 204 ballot initiatives up for consideration in 42 states, an average of about five per state...
Although this year does not have the highest number of ballot initiatives, the scope and importance of issues is unprecedented. Everything from marijuana legalization to gay marriage to tax reform is being addressed...
...Ballot initiatives could also have an impact on close national races by affecting voter turnout and composition...
...turnout in states with initiatives is three to seven percent higher than those without. He says that this difference can be attributed to voters feeling that they are voting for direct results, not just promises. The Republican governor of Michigan attempted to keep a school voucher initiative off the ballot because he feared that it would cause more Democrats to vote...
...Hillary Clinton has won New York, and we now have the saddest television image of the campaign to date. Rick Lazio, her opponent, taking his daughter with him into the ballot box - inside a Ford dealership. There's something so sad and small about the idea, about executing this grand, public, civic gesture in a private business, a car dealership, no less. Not to sound like Doris Kearns Goodwin here, but voting should take place in schools, in courthouses, settings that call to mind our common bond and the idea of aspiring to a better future. Places that call...