March 13, 2025: Election Reform Highlights
March 13, 2025: 11:00 p.m.:
March 13, 2025: Election Reform Highlights
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The League of Women Voters of Arkansas proposed a constitutional amendment to reform the state’s ballot initiative process, aiming to reduce restrictions and streamline procedures for citizen-led initiatives.
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Utah’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed a bill requiring voters to opt in for mail-in ballots and mandating ID verification for mail-in voting; Governor Spencer Cox is expected to sign it into law.
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In Louisiana, Amendment 4 is set for a vote on March 29, 2025, proposing that special elections for the Louisiana Supreme Court be scheduled at the earliest possible date to fill judicial vacancies promptly.
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North Carolina’s Democratic Governor Roy Cooper and Governor-elect Josh Stein filed a lawsuit challenging a GOP law that transfers the authority to appoint members of the State Board of Elections from the governor to the state auditor, arguing it violates the separation of powers.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed reforms to the state’s ballot initiative laws, potentially ending citizens’ methods for constitutional amendments by eliminating third-party signature gathering and requiring individual petition submissions.