#Ohio voters reject #Issue1, a #BallotMeasure that would have made it harder to change the Ohio Constitution. A higher than expected number of Ohio's registered voters cast ballots in this special August #election that was set by supermajority Republican state lawmakers who oppose abortion.

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/08/1191679261/ohio-election-results-issue1-abortion-state-constitution-amendment-ballot-voters

#news #politics #DirectDemocracy #SpecialElection

by #MelissaHellmann in the #CenterForPublicIntegrity:

"Dakotans for Health began collecting signatures earlier this month on a ballot measure that would eliminate the state portion of the grocery tax. Municipalities would be able to continue taxing groceries, as the state has more resources than localities, Weiland said. Dakotans for Health is forming a coalition of nonprofits and faith-based groups to work together on the campaign."

https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/taxes/unequal-burden/grocery-taxes-face-the-chopping-block-in-south-dakota/

#SouthDakota #groceries #taxes #BallotMeasure #DakotansForHealth

How Oklahoma is making it harder for citizen-led measures to get on the ballot
https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/how-oklahoma-is-making-it-harder-for-citizen-led-measures-to-get-on-the-ballot/
#Oklahoma #Marijuana #ReadFrontier #BallotMeasure