Ballot Measure

Amber England, who led the successful campaign for a ballot initiative to give 200,000 more Oklahomans health coverage, talked with supporters online this week. Voters narrowly approved the Medicaid expansion measure Tuesday, despite opposition by the sta

Oklahoma Votes For Medicaid Expansion Over Objections Of Republican State Leaders

5:05pm July 01, 2020

by Jackie Fortier

A narrow majority approved the ballot measure, making Oklahoma the 37th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. An estimated 200,000 uninsured adults will now qualify for coverage.

The exterior of the Supreme Court of Louisiana in New Orleans.

National

'Jim Crow's Last Stand' In Louisiana May Fall To Ballot Measure

8:13am November 04, 2018

by Debbie Elliott

Louisiana is one of only two states in the country that allow non-unanimous juries to convict defendants. A ballot measure will be voted on Tuesday that would amend the state's constitution.

Voters in Missouri cast ballots on Election Day 2016. This year, it's one of many states where voters will decide on ballot measures aimed at stricter government ethics rules.

Politics & Government

Voters Could Clamp Down On Ethics, Campaign Finance At The Ballot Box

7:00pm October 30, 2018

by Peter Overby

More than a dozen states have ballot measures aimed at putting stricter rules on candidates and officeholders. One activist says even Watergate didn't ignite such interest in enacting ethics rules.

Roxanne Weber (left) rallies in support of a voter-approved government ethics overhaul in front of the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre last month. Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard said he supports efforts to repeal and replace the initiative.

South Dakotans Voted For Tougher Ethics Laws, But Lawmakers Object

8:49pm February 01, 2017

by Peter Overby

A ballot measure last fall targeted South Dakota's status as the only state that allowed lobbyists to give politicians unlimited and undisclosed gifts. Now lawmakers have voted to repeal the law.

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National

California Voters Decide To Uphold Death Penalty, Streamline The Process

5:03pm November 09, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have abolished capital punishment, and narrowly approved a competing measure designed to speed up the execution process.

A box of 500 .22 cal. bullets are offered for sale at an Illinois gun store in 2012. California voters are voting on a measure that would require ammunition buyers to face the same background checks gun buyers in the state do.

Should Ammunition Buyers Face Background Checks? California's Voters Will Decide

2:38pm October 25, 2016

by Marisa Lagos

Voters in four states will decide whether to strengthen gun laws next month. In California, a first in the nation ballot measure would make it much harder to buy ammunition and for felons to own guns.

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Politics & Government

Little-Known Ballot Measure Could Have Big Impact

3:46pm October 26, 2014

North Carolina is the only state that doesn't allow felony trials to be held before a judge instead of a jury. But that could soon change.

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