KSNF/KODE — Missouri senator Jill Carter says initiative petition reform is about making sure everyone has a say in potential changes to the state’s founding document. An initiative petition is a method used to make a change to the Missouri Constitution without going through the legislature. These changes can be put on the ballot by […]
Several Iowa State University faculty members have created a petition supporting the school’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office. The petition was sparked by recommendations from the Iowa Board of Regents, which has instructed the state’s three public universities to eliminate all staff positions focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion that are “unnecessary” for the school’s […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A coalition of voting-rights groups is vowing to fight on after Ohio Republican Attorney General Dave Yost issued his second rejection Thursday of petition language it has submitted for a proposed constitutional amendment. Yost found the amendment’s title — “Ohio Voters Bill of Rights” — was “highly misleading and misrepresentative” of […]
Jan. 13—A group seeking to overturn Alaska’s voting system on Friday submitted signatures to the Alaska Division of Elections, a necessary step in their effort to put the repeal question on the 2024 ballot. The embattled opponents of ranked-choice voting — recently fined over $94,000 by Alaska’s campaign regulatory commission — are seeking to use […]
A three-time former Dallas City Council candidate is circulating a petition to oust Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson in response to his switch to the Republican Party last year. Davante Peters, a local activist and owner of a Dallas health store, said Tuesday that he has obtained about 1,100 signatures in support of recalling Johnson. Peters […]
As of Jan. 1, Minnesota is one of 21 states with a so-called red flag law, which allows a court to order people to give up their guns for up to a year if they pose a threat to themselves or others. It’s one of two new gun control laws on the books now after […]