Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment, Amendment 1, which would have replaced the state’s nonpartisan judicial selection process with partisan elections. The measure was defeated by a 65% margin, preserving a system proponents argue safeguards judicial independence.
Oklahoma voters cast ballots Tuesday to decide on State Question 832, a measure proposing to raise the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 by 2029. This initiative, representing the first potential increase in Oklahoma’s minimum wage in nearly two decades, has generated considerable debate among voters and various stakeholders.
The Virginia Supreme Court struck down a voter-approved constitutional amendment that would have reshaped the state’s congressional maps, citing procedural errors in how the question was placed on the ballot, prompting condemnation from the Fairness Project.
The Together for School Meals campaign has submitted 57,229 petition signatures to the North Dakota Secretary of State in an effort to qualify a ballot initiative that would guarantee universal school meals for all K-12 students statewide, marking a major step toward providing free breakfast and lunch to children across North Dakota.
Lawmakers in over 15 states have introduced over 100 bills targeting the ballot measure process, raising concerns about potential disruptions to voters’ fundamental rights, according to the Fairness Project.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 1027 into law, which restricts citizens’ ability to initiate ballot measures and imposes a county-based vote weighting system that dilutes the influence of urban voters, while critics say it is an attack on direct democracy and the principle of “one person, one vote”.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1205 into law, restricting voter’s ability to place policy measures on the ballot and effectively ending the citizen-led ballot measure process.
WASHINGTON, DC – The results from the ballot box for the 2023/2024 election cycle show the Fairness…