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Missouri Voters Reject Court Fee Hike for Police Pensions

Nov 6, 2024 | reason.com | Vittorio Nastasi

Criminal Justice Voters rejected Amendment 6, keeping court costs low and pushing lawmakers to fund law enforcement pensions responsibly.
Arizona Proposition 140 would implement a single primary for all candidates

Oct 14, 2024 | reason.org | Vittorio Nastasi

Summary Arizona Proposition 140 would replace Arizona’s current semi-open partisan primary election process with a single open primary. The proposition would also require the Arizona State Legislature or the secretary of state to decide how many candidates would advance from the single open primary to the general election. The proposition may or may not establish ranked-choice voting in certain elections, depending on actions by the legislature or secretary of state.
Colorado Proposition 131 would implement top-four ranked-choice voting

Oct 14, 2024 | reason.org | Vittorio Nastasi

Summary Colorado Proposition 131 would change the election process for certain state and federal offices by establishing top-four open primaries and ranked-choice voting. The initiative would only affect elections for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, Colorado University Board of Regents, the state board of education, and the state legislature.
Alaska Ballot Measure 2 would repeal top-four ranked-choice voting

Sep 24, 2024 | reason.org | Vittorio Nastasi

Summary Alaska Ballot Measure 2, the Repeal Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative, on the November 2024 ballot would repeal a 2020 initiative approved by Alaska voters to adopt open primaries and a ranked-choice voting system. It would return Alaska to partisan primaries and a single-choice, plurality-wins vote system. Alaska currently uses a top-four open primary system for state executive, legislative, and congressional elections.
California Proposition 6 would end forced work in prisons

Sep 24, 2024 | reason.org | Vittorio Nastasi

Summary Currently, the California state constitution forbids slavery or involuntary servitude. The state currently sometimes requires prisoners to work while serving their sentence. California Proposition 6 would change the state constitution, striking the current text and adding new language as follows: Slavery is prohibited. Involuntary servitude is prohibited except to punish crime. (a) Slavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited.
Nevada Question 3 would allow top-five ranked choice voting

Sep 24, 2024 | reason.org | Vittorio Nastasi

Summary Nevada Question 3 would change state primary elections from a closed system in which only party members are allowed to vote in their respective parties’ primaries to a top-five open primary where anyone can vote for any one candidate of any party. The initiative would also change the process by which candidates from each primary advance to the general election.
Arizona Proposition 311 would use criminal convictions to fund first responder death benefits

Sep 24, 2024 | reason.org | Vittorio Nastasi

Summary Arizona Proposition 311 would impose a $20 fee on every criminal conviction to fund a lump-sum $250,000 benefit paid to the spouse or children of first responders killed in the line of duty. Revenues generated by the fee will be directed to a dedicated state fund. If the fund balance exceeds $2 million, the Arizona Legislature may use those funds for other purposes including law enforcement training and equipment. Additionally, Prop.
Oregon Measure 117 would allow for ranked-choice voting in federal and state elections

Sep 24, 2024 | reason.org | Vittorio Nastasi

Summary Oregon Measure 117 would establish a rank-choice voting system in general elections for non-legislative offices, including the president, U.S. senator, U.S. representative, governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer, and commissioner of labor and industries.
Nearly 73% of this city’s budget comes from traffic tickets

Jul 22, 2024 | walb.com | Vittorio Nastasi

Lenox, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - If you blink, you may miss driving right through it. The city of Lenox, Georgia, covers less than two square miles. It’s a small town in south Georgia with a big reputation for handing out traffic citations. Using figures provided by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, an Atlanta News First investigation shows Lenox relies more on the profit generated by its police force than any other Georgia town.
Nearly 73% of this city’s budget comes from traffic tickets

Jul 22, 2024 | cbs46.com | Vittorio Nastasi

Lenox, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - If you blink, you may miss driving right through it. The city of Lenox, Georgia, covers less than two square miles. It’s a small town in south Georgia with a big reputation for handing out traffic citations. Using figures provided by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, an Atlanta News First investigation shows Lenox relies more on the profit generated by its police force than any other Georgia town.