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Statewide Ballot Measures this 2026 General Election

BACA makes the ballot

It looks like the California Chamber of Commerce has enough signatures to put on the November ballot their initiative that would drastically change the California Environmental Qua...

Stung by Voters, Republican Legislators Move to Curb Citizen Initiatives

After citizens in Republican states used ballot measures to protect abortion, expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage, statehouses are moving to make such initiatives much harde...

Local View: Don’t be hoodwinked by voter initiative

If someone hands you a petition with the number IP26-500 on it, don’t pick up your pen. It’s the latest version of an initiative that would add burdensome requirements to the voter...

'They're not listening to citizens': Organizers call for signatures on petition to remove city council members

Petition organizer Jeanne Criderbring says the effort is fueled by concerns over city projects and issues, including the newly approved railroad quiet zone.

Is BACA Constitutional?

The California Chamber of Commerce initiative to rewrite the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has strict limits on judicial review for challenges to agency decisions for...

A new proposal to make it easier to become Swiss reaches parliament

A proposal to ease Switzerland’s naturalisation rules has reached the Swiss National Council, Switzerland’s parliament. The so-called Democracy Initiative has already cleared the f...

Masked Men in San Francisco Offer Cash for Signatures on Ballot Initiatives

California’s ballot initiative wars are so lucrative that signature gatherers are offering cash and pizza for names on a petition. The exchange is illegal, and state officials say...

The People vs. CEQA

An initiative that would streamline California's development-killing environmental review law appears to be headed to the ballot.

Oregon Initiative Petition 28 Draws Attention Ahead of 2026 Election

by NALC staff A proposed ballot measure in Oregon, known as Initiative Petition 28 (IP 28), would make sweeping changes to...

To the editor: Ballot initiative axes local control

Some citizens have proposed eliminating property taxes through a statewide ballot initiative called “Ax Ohio Tax.” This should really be coined Ax the Facts.

Newly tabled legislation would create a 12-month blackout period before and after provincial…

New bill would remove deadlines for Alberta government to act on citizen petitions | CBC NewsNewly tabled legislation would create a 12-month blackout period before and after provi...

‘This is something that could work’: can civic assemblies put the people back into politics?

US cities are turning to randomly selected residents to help resolve divisive policy debatesA Los Angeles software engineer, Hunter Futo, recalled being “disaffected and apolitical...

Swiss government presents counter-proposal to responsible business initiative

The Swiss government has opened a consultation on a counter-proposal to a new popular initiative on corporate responsibility, arguing that companies should respect human rights and...

EU citizens file complaint for delays in response to anti-shark fin campaign

The organizers of a campaign against shark finning in the European Union have filed a formal complaint against the EU Commission, accusing it of mishandling their case and missing...

Can California Elections Be Saved? Voter ID Qualifies for the Ballot

Californians will get a chance to vote for more secure elections this November after a voter identification and citizenship verification initiative qualified for the ballot. Follow...

Letter: Keep elections free, convenient

Initiative IP26-500 is being circulated once again. A similar measure, under a different number, failed to gather enough signatures last fall. It wasn’t popular then, and it isn’t...

HawaiК»i bill challenging Citizens United advances, first of its kind in the nation

“If this passes, it will be the first piece of legislation like this in the country."

Young Swiss liberals launch initiative to curb size of government

The youth wing of the Liberal Party (PLR/FDP) has launched a popular initiative to curb the growth of Switzerland’s federal administration, arguing that it has expanded silently, c...

Swiss voters will decide on two popular initiatives on September 27th

Swiss voters will decide on two popular initiatives on September 27th: one on neutrality and another on food policy. The government confirmed the ballot measures on Wednesday. The...

Hawaii Governor Signs First-of-Its-Kind Legislation to Circumvent Citizens United; Legal Challenges Expected

On May 14, 2026, Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed constitutionally suspect legislation designed to circumvent the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark free speech decision in Citizens Un...

The right to an Abortion could be on the ballot’s this November

The Reproductive Freedom & Privacy Act is 1,000 signatures away from being added to the ballots this November. Idahoans United for Women & Families, has been circulating a...

Lakewood weighs ranked-choice voting workaround as statewide ban looms, setting up high-stakes legal test

City Council members have agreed to consider two separate proposals related to ranked-choice voting that could appear on the November ballot.

Let’s Go Washington breaks week-one signature record for income tax repeal initiative

(The Center Square) - One week into the signature gathering campaign, more than 92,000 Washington voters have signed petitions for an initiative aimed at repealing the new income t...