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Bishops Letter on Egg-As-Person Initiative in Colorado Shrouded in Mystery
RHRealityCheck.org —
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A claim that the Colorado Catholic bishops have bluntedtheir opposition to the latest "egg-as-a-person" state ballotamendment is raising questions about its authenticity. And the people who couldverify the mystery letter have clammed up. An obscure blog, Colorado Catholics for Personhood, recentlyposted an ...6 days ago -
Against The Open Primary Proposal
Fred's Humboldt Blog —
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I believe Ive wrote before that Im opposed to the initiative (or is it a referendum?) that will be on the June 2010 ballot that would establish a supposed "Open Primary" for California elections. My main reason for opposing it is it will give us less choice in elections. My colleague, Richard Winger, publisher of ...1 week ago -
Runner drops lawsuit over initiative title and summary
Capitol Alert —
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Sen. George Runner , R-Lancaster, decided to drop a lawsuit to force Attorney General Jerry Brown to rewrite the title and summary for a proposed ballot measure he has authored. The suit, filed in October , alleged that Brown deliberately tried to mislead the public by writing a slanted summary and title for ...1 week ago -
Ballot watch: Chamber takes positions on proposed initiatives
Capitol Alert —
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The states biggest business lobbying group has taken a stance on 14 of the nearly 90 proposed initiatives that are vying for voter approval in 2010. Among the measures that have snagged the support of the California Chamber of Commerce are proposals to create an open primary system, extend the responsibilities of ...2 weeks ago -
Auto insurance rates initiative proponents to submit signatures
Capitol Alert —
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Backers of a proposed initiative that would change the rate-setting rules for auto insurance carriers said today that they have gathered 720,000 signatures to qualify the measure for the 2010 ballot. "The Continuous Coverage Auto Insurance Discount Act" would extend companies ability to use a drivers insurance ...2 weeks ago -
Nate Silver: No National Backlash Against Gay Marriage
OutGayLife.com —
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In light of the New York State Senates decision on Wednesday to vote down gay marriage, Ive been thinking a little bit more about what happened last month in Maine, where voters passed Question 1 -- reversing the state legislatures decision to allow for gay marriage -- by roughly a 5-point margin. We had ...3 weeks ago -
Foreigners in Switzerland
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
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As a resident of the Geneva, the volatile weekend in Switzerland hit quite close to home . In fact, the burning cars and smashed shop windows that marked Saturdays major protests against the WTO were just around the corner from my apartment, though I headed out of town to spend the day in France. Sundays vote, which ...4 weeks ago -
Campaign finance update: Ballot measures, Brown
Political Blotter —
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Palo Alto physicist Charles T. Munger Jr., son of Warren Buffett’s billionaire investor partner, yesterday put another $512,167 into his “ Voters First Act for Congress ” ballot measure, bringing his total so far to $1,515,197. The measure would remove authority for setting California’s 53 Congressional ...4 weeks ago -
SBSun: Money a big factor for ballot initiative process
iePolitics.com —
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James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer Posted: 11/24/2009 02:33:17 PM PST Got $200 and a postage stamp? Then you, too, can try your hand at being a California lawmaker. Since 1911, Californians have been able to write and pass laws by going directly to the ballot box instead of through the state Legislature. The ballot ...4 weeks ago
