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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB
Is it a proposition (offered for a vote from the legislature), or an initiative (offered for a vote from private citizens)?
We always have plenty of interesting things on our ballots up here, but this election is a big one for us. Not only are we voting for president and governor (the same two candidates that were only separated by about 150 votes six years ago), but we're also voting on a "Death with Dignity" initiative similar to what Oregon has. There's also an initiative from a guy who's made it his mission to take down any tax in our state.
Oh, and we had a trapping initiative or proposition several years ago in Washington. Most types of trapping are illegal now here.
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This comes from the legislature. We do have the initiative petition, but we don't have any of those this time 'round.
The next ballot should be interesting. We have something called the "HOPE" Act. Something which would force the legislature to appropriate about $1,100+more per pupil in our schools than they presently are, i.e., raise funding from ~$6,900 per student to the regional average which rings up at ~$8,000 per student.
That, coupled with a current on-the-books part of the Oklahoma Constitution which requires a vote of the people to raise taxes should lead our state government into instant fiscal disaster.
Should be fun to watch!