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Meanings of ballot initiative in английском

русский
гражданская инициатива
португальский
iniciativa popular
каталонский
iniciativa legislativa popular
испанский
iniciativa legislativa popular

Means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote.

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гражданская инициатива
Usage of ballot initiative in английском
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In practice, the ballot initiative creates a racially selective, two-tiered political process.
Ebony
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A similar ballot initiative in Mississippi was defeated by voters last year.
Reuters
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Oregon has a ballot initiative set for a vote this fall.
Reuters
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State Senator William Ligon, who started ballot initiative was not immediately available for comment.
Reuters
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It is the largest amount ever raised against a ballot initiative in the state.
Reuters
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The 2012 ballot initiative required adult film stars to wear condoms while filming movies.
Reuters
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They are collecting signatures to place a secession ballot initiative on the 2018 ballot.
News.com.au
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In 2008, he canvassed in Alaska for a failed ballot initiative on mine discharge.
Reuters
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A 2010 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in California failed.
Reuters
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Have we ever grounded standing to proponents of ballot initiative?
The new yorker
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The ballot initiative is being pushed by a group named Citizens for Phoenix Pension Reform.
Reuters
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An appeals court overturned California's ban on gay marriage, enacted through a 2008 ballot initiative.
Reuters
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Voters tossed out Democratic Senator Mark Udall even as they rejected an anti-abortion ballot initiative.
Reuters
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Instead, he should fund and draft a new ballot initiative to improve upon the CCPA.
Wired
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Voters in Mississippi approved a voter ID ballot initiative by a wide margin last November.
Reuters
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This is the world of the special ballot initiative.
The Guardian