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Arizona Republicans Set Up a Ballot Measure to Squash Future Ballot Measures (boltsmag.org)

submitted 5 months ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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A constitutional amendment, placed on the November ballot by GOP lawmakers, would severely restrict direct democracy through strict geographic requirements on ballot petitions.

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[–] Argongas@kbin.social 10 points 5 months ago

It's the latest in a long line of attempts to weaken citizen ballot initiatives in the state. It's almost like the GOP minority doesn't want the majority of citizens having a say in the legislative process. Especially when legislators repeatedly fail to meet the policy needs of citizens in Arizona.