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...example, allowing abortion in rare cases of incest, rape or when the mother's life or health are endangered - than a similar initiative that was defeated in 2006, the new measure was rejected by 56% of voters yesterday. According to Kristine Wilfore, executive director of the Washington-based nonprofit Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, which advocates socially progressive issues, the initiative would have set in motion a future challenge to Roe v. Wade if passed. "It was an effort to get as close as possible to challenging Roe," Wilfore said, pointing out that South Dakota already has some of the most...
...constitution to ban affirmative action. The amendment prohibits discrimination or preferential treatment given to "individuals or groups based upon race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in operating public employment, education or contracting." A pending lawsuit over the legitimacy of the signatures collected to get the initiative on the ballot may undermine the election results...
...majority of voters in Arkansas - more than 57% - favored a measure that will prohibit unmarried, cohabiting couples from adopting children or serving as foster parents. The ballot initiative was introduced by the conservative Family Council in an effort to slow the "gay agenda," but detractors, including the Arkansas Families First coalition, say that the decision will serve mainly to further limit the number of homes available to foster children...
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Kareem Crayton, a professor of law and politics at the University of Southern California and an expert on ballot initiatives, suggests that increased Democratic voter turnout combined with the stance that many libertarians take on end-of-life issues may have played a role in the measure's success. "Many libertarians think about the notion of death as one of the most personal decisions one could make," he said, adding that they don't want "the government getting...