Will California Be the First State to Repeal Rent Control Limits?
Overturning limits on rent control will be on the ballot in California this November now that organizers have garnered enough signatures to certify Proposition 10.
Ballot Initiatives
Male Circumcision Ban Makes Cut for November Ballot
Despite concerns that outlawing circumcision may harm efforts to limit the spread of AIDS, San Francisco’s intactivists have gotten a proposed ban on the ballot.
Organizations Issue “Report Cards” on Voter Initiative Rights and Measure Fraud
Two organizations release state-by-state report cards in order to clarify what has become the Wild West of grassroots politics: citizen-led ballot initiatives.
Not the Editor's Letter — Redrawn and Quartered
An extraordinary, nonpartisan experiment in redistricting on the left coast.
Ballot Initiatives and Trust
In states where ballot initiatives are common, recent studies suggest they foster a low opinion of government leadership.