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Common Sense Media and OpenAI announced a California initiative they say would, if voters approve, establish the strongest youth AI safety protections in the...

Oct 20, 2022 - Michiganders approved a ballot initiative four years ago to expand ballot access. Dubbed “Promote the Vote,” the measure contained reforms that were...

Nov 13, 2025 - Republican efforts to gerrymander their way to a House majority are stepping up. Democrats need to fight back in the states they control.

Nov 21, 2025 - A proposed measure that would increase penalties for fentanyl manufacturing, distribution and possession has collected enough signatures to qualify for the...

Sep 18, 2025 - Editor’s note: Arizonans rejected this ballot measure in November 2024. An initiative to protect abortion access in Arizona has gathered more signatures...

Oct 24, 2025 - The proposed levy would replace one that voters approved in 2023, due to expire in 2026. It pays for "enrichment" activities, a broad term that...

Nov 16, 2025 - On Monday, Nov. 10, a coalition including representatives from the University of California, members of United Auto Workers Local 4811, California state Sen....

Mar 22, 2024 - A quiet proposal on Wisconsin’s April 2 ballot would restrict who can assist with election tasks. Voting advocates worry it could alienate groups and...

Nov 6, 2024 - Voters will decide on a ballot initiative that would set the stage to let everyone vote by mail without an excuse—an option that could expand access for...

Jul 1, 2024 - In November, Sacramento residents will be faced with a weighty decision not usually left up to voters: whether to broadly criminalize homelessness within the...

Apr 5, 2018 - The California Police Chief’s Association is proposing a statewide initiative aimed at addressing some of the problems that have resulted from the passage of...

May 15, 2024 - Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

Nov 14, 2025 - It looks like we’re about to enter another cycle of ballot measure warfare in Oregon. From the mid-1990s through the early 2000s, Oregon voters confronted...

Nov 14, 2025 - It looks like we’re about to enter another cycle of ballot measure warfare in Oregon. From the mid-1990s through the early 2000s, Oregon voters confronted...

Nov 11, 2025 - Question 1, on the November ballot, would set up a barrage of new restrictions on absentee ballots that would considerably affect older voters and people with...

Update: March 1: This story has been updated to note the ballot title challenge period and next steps. A new ballot initiative seeks to overhaul and water down...

Oct 1, 2024 - Prop 6 would amend California's constitution to ban “involuntary servitude” and prohibit state prisons from punishing incarcerated people for refusing...

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Dec 3, 2025 - The mother of the deceased former OpenAI staffer is part of a coalition pushing a ballot measure to reign in the company

Dec 13, 2024 - Florida marks the first big setback for the abortion rights movement since Roe was overturned.

Oct 18, 2025 - When cities hold their local elections on off years, they tend to see terrible turnout. Many are rescheduling their contests when many more people go to the...