On AlterNet: ballot initiatives

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Seven Right-Wing Ballot Initiatives That Could Ruin Your Government for Decades to Come

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 1, 2010.

Anti-tax initiatives are dangerous -- it’s easy to get people who are hurting economically to vote for lower taxes, but hard to get them to think about long-term effects.

Why California Needs the FCC to Restore the Fairness Doctrine

Richard Holober, Roy Ulrich, Blog for Our Future. May 7, 2010.

Broadcasters' refusal to give under-funded campaigns free response time has increased the amount of one-sided information voters get before entering the booth.

Depraved Right-Wing Attack Efforts Go Down in Flames

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. November 7, 2008.

Voters rejected right-wing attacks on reproductive and labor rights in California, Colorado and South Dakota.

California GOP had Same Voter Registration Problems as ACORN in 2006

Steven Rosenfeld, October 14, 2008.

Mistakes in big voter registration drives are inevitable, even in Republican campaigns.

Find out If Drug Reform Is on a Ballot Near You -- Voter Guide

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. October 9, 2008.

Not only are there a number of state-level initiatives, there are also a handful of initiatives at the county or municipal level.