Articles for Ballot Proposal

Proposal to allow local police to make arrests near Arizona border with Mexico will appear on ballot
4 months, 1 week ago

Proposal to allow local police to make arrests near Arizona border with Mexico will appear on ballot

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a proposal that would let local police make arrests near the state’s border with Mexico will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot for voters to decide. That sets up the biggest push to draw local authorities into immigration enforcement since the state’s landmark 2010 law that required police to question people’s …

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Mayor Karen Bass vetoes ballot proposal to let police chief fire problem officers
5 months, 1 week ago

Mayor Karen Bass vetoes ballot proposal to let police chief fire problem officers

LA Times  

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, pictured last year, vetoed a proposal to let the police chief fire officers found to have engaged in serious misconduct. Councilmember Tim McOsker, who spearheaded the ballot proposal, said he is “deeply disappointed” with the mayor’s action, adding that it threatens the most significant reform of the LAPD’s disciplinary system in more than two decades. …

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Can a state count all its votes by hand? A North Dakota proposal aims to be the first to try
1 year ago

Can a state count all its votes by hand? A North Dakota proposal aims to be the first to try

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — All election ballots would be counted by hand under a proposal that could go to North Dakota voters, potentially achieving a goal of activists across the country who distrust modern vote counting but dismaying election officials who say the change would needlessly delay vote tallies and lead to more errors. North Dakota would become the first state …

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Michigan group collecting signatures to rein in payday loans
2 years, 10 months ago

Michigan group collecting signatures to rein in payday loans

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan group began collecting signatures Wednesday for a ballot proposal to limit interest and fees charged by payday lenders they said are trapping low-income borrowers in cycles of debt. Jessica AcMoody, policy director at the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan, said payday loan customers take out 10 loans per year on average and 70% reborrow …

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Proposal to disband Minneapolis police blocked from ballot
4 years, 4 months ago

Proposal to disband Minneapolis police blocked from ballot

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis commission decided Wednesday to take more time to review a City Council amendment to dismantle the Police Department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, ending the possibility of voters deciding the issue in November. “That hasn’t been done here.” The five City Council members who authored the proposed charter amendment released a statement criticizing the …

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