2018 Election Preview: Initiative 940, Washington State
Ballot measure would change law that currently makes it nearly impossible to hold police officers accountable for excessive force.
Sarah Lustbader Nov 06, 2018
Nashville Considers an Independent Police Oversight Board
This article is part of our series previewing 2018 local elections. In the wake of a Nashville police officer shooting and killing Jocques Clemmons, a Black man who was running away, community groups have put a referendum on the November ballot to create an independent board empowered to investigate police misconduct. Clemmons’s mother led the […]
Daniel Nichanian Oct 25, 2018
Colorado Votes on Abolishing Its Clause Authorizing Slavery
People laughed when Kanye called for abolishing the “trap door” in the 13th Amendment. Now Coloradans are voting on theirs.
Sarah Lustbader Oct 24, 2018
On Marijuana, Four States Are Holding Six Referendums
Michigan and North Dakota vote on whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use, and Missouri and Utah for medical use.
Daniel Nichanian Oct 18, 2018
Ohio’s Issue 1 Ballot Initiative Could ‘Deal a Blow’ to Mass Incarceration
Ohio’s Issue 1 ballot initiative could ‘deal a blow’ to mass incarceration
Sarah Lustbader Oct 18, 2018
2018 Election Preview: Marsy's Law (FL, GA, KY, NC, NV, OK)
In November, six states are holding referenda on whether to adopt “Marsy’s Law.”
Daniel Nichanian Oct 18, 2018
2018 Election Preview: Measure 105, Oregon
Oregon’s 30-year-old ‘sanctuary’ law is under threat
Daniel Nichanian Oct 18, 2018
2018 Election Preview: Amendment 2, Louisiana
Amendment 2 would require unanimous jury verdicts, as in 48 other states
Daniel Nichanian Oct 18, 2018
2018 Election Preview: Amendment 4, Florida
Voters could overhaul Florida’s regime of mass disenfranchisement.
Daniel Nichanian Oct 18, 2018
2018 Election Preview: Amendment 11, Florida
Will Florida voters open the door to retroactively applying criminal justice reforms?
Daniel Nichanian Oct 18, 2018
2018 Election: Oklahoma Legalizes Medical Marijuana
But prospect of a vote on recreational marijuana unexpectedly fades. This article is part of the Political Report’s coverage of criminal justice in the 2018 elections. In a June 26 referendum, Oklahomans approved Question 788, which legalizes the medical use of marijuana, 57 percent to 43 percent. This expansive measure enables doctors to license the use […]
2018 Election Preview: Michigan Will Vote on Recreational Marijuana
Recreational marijuana initiative headlines Michigan’s November ballot
Daniel Nichanian Aug 16, 2018
Will Alabama end the practice of sheriffs pocketing food funds?
Morgan County to decide whether to bar their sheriff from pocketing jail food funds.
Daniel Nichanian Jul 23, 2018