Citizens of South Dakota may initiate legislation as either a state statute or a constitutional amendment. In South Dakota, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum. The ...

CICA Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative Abortion Provides a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, defined to include abortion, contraception, sterilization, miscarriage management, ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as his nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on November 11, 2024. This presidential appointment requires ...

A total of 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate were up for election in 2024. The chamber's Republican majority increased from 19-12 to 20-11. All 31 seats in the Texas State Senate were up ...

President Donald Trump (R) was inaugurated for his second term as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. He serves with Vice President J.D. Vance (R), a former senator from Ohio.

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CISS 3 Prohibit the Injury or Killing of Animals Initiative Treatment of animals Criminalizes the injury or killing of animals, including farming, ranching, hunting, fishing, trapping, pest control, ...

Rhode Island does not allow the initiative and referendum process. The Rhode Island State Legislature can refer constitutional amendments, statutes, and bond issues to the ballot for voter ...

For 2024, measures that were certified for the ballot are available here, and measures that failed to make the ballot are available here. In New York, citizens do not have the power to initiate ...

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The U.S. Constitution, in Article II, Section 2, grants the president the power of executive clemency. Executive clemency includes the power to pardon, in which the president overturns a federal ...

ORC §705.92, which allows the recall of elected officials of cities, counties, townships, villages, and other municipal corporations in the state, calls for signatures equaling "15% of the total votes ...