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JOURNAL" CONTINUES. ON ELECTION DAY, BATTLE MEASURES OF THE ON EVERY STATE. HERE TO WALK AS THROUGH THOSE AND MANY OTHERS IS JENNIE BOWSER. SHE STAYS...
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Bowser, Jennie - Research Director
PLEASURE TO BE HERE. HOST:
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
WHEN YOU WITH A STATEWIDE INITIATIVES, 42 INITIATIVES AND SOMETHING CALLED A POPULAR REFERENDUMS. THERE ARE 12 OF THOSE IN THE UNITED STATES. 174 BALLOT...
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YES. AND BALLOT MEASURE IS A OUR UMBRELLA TERM. IT INVOLVES ALL OF THESE VARIOUS TYPES OF MEASURES THAT LAND ON THE BALLOT THROUGH PROPHECIES THREAT...
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EXPLANATION. THIS GOES TO A TWEET -- WE HAVE 12 THIS YEAR, YOU NEED A LAW DEGREE TO FIGURE THEM OUT. ARE THEY USUALLY VERY COMPLICATED MEASURE? GUEST:...
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THINK TEND TO BE COMPLICATED THE MATTER WHAT TYPE THEY ARE, NO MATTER WHAT TOPIC. THEY ARE WRITTEN TO ME IMMEDIATELY INSERTED INTO STATE LAW OR THE...
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QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE INITIATIVES WHAT HAVE YOU, HERE IS A CHANCE TO FIND OUT ABOUT THEM. DEMOCRAT -- 202-585-3880. REPUBLICANS -- 202-585-3881. INDEPENDENTS...
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DO THIS YEAR. THE THEMES CHANGE SOMEWHAT FROM YEAR TO YEAR. MARRIAGE HAS BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST DECADE AND A HALF. 2010 WAS THE FIRST YEAR...
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SPECIFIC, EDUCATION. 5 DEALING WITH TAXATION, TWO DEALING WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS, TWO HIGHER EDUCATION. CAN YOU GIVE SPECIFICS THAT SEEM INTERESTING...
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YES. LET US START WITH ARIZONA. THERE'S A QUESTION ON THE BALLOT THAT WOULD MAKE A TEMPORARY TAX INCREASE PERMANENT AND DIRECT THE MONEY TO EDUCATION....
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TWEET ABOUT THE SAME INITIATIVE. THIS AND A HIGH. ONE SAYS -- OHIO ISSUED TWO REGARDING REDISTRICTING. AND IS THE GUEST FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE TWO AND...
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NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE COMPLAINTS FROM EARLY VOTERS. BUT I CAN EXPLAIN ISSUE TWO. IT IS A REDISTRICTING PROPOSAL. IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE SEEN ON THE...
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FROM OHIO ON OUR LINE FOR DEMOCRATS, ANTONIA.
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I HAVE A QUICK COMMENT AND THEN A QUESTION. I BELIEVE IN SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. I BELIEVE IN FREEDOM OF RELIGION. WHEN...
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ABOUT A PREVIOUS SEGMENT. I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT BALLOT MEASURES OR INITIATIVES. CALLER: --
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PENALTY FOR THE ABORTION. DID ANYTHING HAPPEN WITH THAT? HOST: DO
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YOU REMEMBER THE INITIATIVE A NAME? CALLER: I THINK THE STATEMENT
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OF AN ARIZONA BUT I HAVE GOT TO CHECK MY NOTES. I AM SORRY. HOST: I DO NOT
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KNOW IF YOU TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT. GUEST: THAT MAY
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HAVE BEEN SOMETHING IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. ARIZONA DOES NOT HAVE THE HONOR BALLOT THIS YEAR. HOST: INDIANA, RON ON OUR
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LINE FOR INDEPENDENTS. CALLER: MY QUESTION
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CALLER, -
FOR JENNIE BOWSER, THE INITIATIVE AND BALLOT SUTTER PUT FORWARD, IS THERE ANY KIND OF PROTECTION THAT IS PUT IN THAT PREVENTS BUTS OR INITIATIVES THAT...
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HAVE AN INITIATIVE PROCESS, THERE ARE VARIOUS RESTRICTIONS ON THE SUBJECT MATTER THAT A CANDIDATE CAN ADDRESS. VERY OFTEN ONE OF THOSE RESTRICTIONS...
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LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. GOOD MORNING.
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE 12 AMENDMENTS AND FLORIDA. THIS IS THE MOST IN FLORIDA'S HISTORY. WE HAVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 8. REID'S LIKE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM...
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HOST: ANYTHING TO ADD? GUEST: SO ALL OF THE MEASURES
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ON THE FLORIDA BALLOT THIS YEAR CAME FROM THE LEGISLATURE. THERE ARE NO CITIZEN INITIATIVES. THAT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM MEASURE HAS BEEN ON THE BALLOT...
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ROBERT ASKS, WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE ARIZONA STATE SOVEREIGNTY BALLOT WITH REGARD TO NATURAL RESOURCES? HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BEFORE? AND IT SAYS ARIZONA...
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THE BALLOT ANYWHERE ELSE. I DO NOT RECALL HAVING SEEN IT IN ANY OF THE STATES. I THINK IT IS UNIQUE TO ARIZONA AND IT IS NEW IN ARIZONA THIS YEAR. BUT...
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DRUG POLICY WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT IS GOING ON, JUST TO GIVE A BRIEF BACKGROUND, ARK., MASSACHUSETTS, MONTANA, TAKING A LOOK AT ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO...
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YES. SO THE THREE STATES WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA ON THE BALLOT ARE ARKANSAS, MASSACHUSETTS AND MONTANA. 18 STATES HAVE APPROVED MEDICAL MARIJUANA. 10...
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RICHARD ON OUR LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. YOU ARE ON. GO AHEAD. CALLER:
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I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING STATES OR THE FUTURE POSSIBLY HAVING ON THE BALLOTS SECEDING FROM THE ACTUAL UNION. BEING PROGRESSIVE, REGRESSIVE MOVEMENTS...
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HISTORY OF THAT? GUEST: I HAVE NEVER
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SEEN AN INITIATIVE ON THAT TOPIC. THAT IS ANOTHER TOUGH ONE. THAT IS ADDRESSING A FEDERAL ISSUE AND A STATE INITIATIVE CAN ONLY AMEND STATE LAWS OR THE...
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HOST: ARIZONA, PATRICIA ON OUR LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. GOOD MORNING. CALLER:
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GOOD MORNING. BEING FROM ARIZONA, HAVE THE QUESTION, ARE THESE INITIATIVES REALLY MEANINGFUL? DOESN'T REALLY MATTER IF YOU VOTE FOR THEM OR NOT? BECAUSE...
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THAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTION AND THE ANSWER IS YES, IT REALLY DOES MATTER. WHEN A VOTERS SAID YES TO AN INITIATIVE, THAT LANGUAGE WAS INTO THE...
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YOU ARE ASKED -- ANYTHING ABOUT THE QUESTION 7 AND MARYLAND REGARDING CASINOS. AND FROM THE WASHINGTON POST IT SAYS QUESTION 7 WOULD ALLOW LAS VEGAS DOW...
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AN EXPANSION OF EXISTING GAMING IN MARYLAND. THAT IS ON THE BALLOT IN A COUPLE OTHER STATES AS WELL. RHODE ISLAND LEGISLATURE HAS REFERRED TO VOTERS,...
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THESE INITIATIVES, AS FAR AS PUBLIC OR PEOPLE WILL SUPPORT AND OPPOSE THEM, WHERE THEY END UP GETTING THEIR SOURCES OF FUNDING AND WHO IS USUALLY...
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THINK IS THE ESSENCE OLOGY ABOUT THE INITIATIVE PROCESS. -- THERE IS THIS MIXOLOGY ABOUT THE INITIATIVE PROCESS. BUT THEY SPEND THEIR OWN TIME AND MONEY...
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HOST: LINDA. ON OUR LINE FOR INDEPENDENTS.
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CALLER: WE HAVE 11 AMENDMENTS THAT WE ARE VOTING ON TUESDAY. AND THE AMENDMENT 6 IS AN AMENDMENT CONCERNING WHAT I THINK IS THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT....
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THANK YOU.
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GUEST, -
GUEST: THANK YOU. THERE ARE ACTUALLY FIVE STATES INCLUDING ALABAMA VOTING ON AFFORDABLE CARE ACT HERE YOU ARE RIGHT, THAT DOES ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE...
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BUT I WANTED TO GET YOUR REACTION FROM JIM ON TWITTER -- USES DIRECT DEMOCRACY BY ANY OTHER NAME IS MOB RULE. GUEST:
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DIRECT DEMOCRACY IS A WONDERFUL THING AND IT IS A TERRIBLE THING. IT CAME ABOUT AND THE UNITED STATES BACK AT THE TURN OF THE LAST CENTURY BECAUSE STATE...
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ABOUT BALLOT INITIATIVES ACROSS UNITED STATES WITH OUR GUESTS JENNIE BOWSER OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES. SHE JOINS US FROM DENVER....
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GOOD MORNING. COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE. GUEST:
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GUEST, -
ABSOLUTELY. THAT IS A FASCINATING QUESTION ON THE BALLOTS. IT IS VERY CLOSELY WATCHED. PROPOSAL SIX WOULD INSERT LANGUAGE INTO THE CONSTITUTION SAYING...
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FLA., THIS IS ROBBIE ON OUR LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING. TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS, I HAVE THREE ADVANCED DEGREES. IT IS CONFUSING. IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND. AND HOW CAN EXPECT THE COMMON MAN WITH...
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GUEST, -
GREAT QUESTION. AND HE IS RIGHT, THE LANGUAGE IS TERRIBLY CONFUSING SOMETIMES. EVEN THE SUMMER IS THAT WRITTEN IN SUPPOSEDLY PLAIN LANGUAGE CAN BE CONFUSING....
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INFLUENTIAL IS THIS AND PLACING ISSUES ON THE STATE BALLOT MEASURES? GUEST: I DO NOT
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GUEST, -
KNOW IF THEY HAVE INFLUENCE ON THESE MEASURES. I KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT THE OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF ANY MEASURE ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR. AND ALEC IS A PROFESSIONAL...
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HOST: MICHAEL ON OUR LINE FOR INDEPENDENTS. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
TALKING ABOUT BALLOT INITIATIVES, WE REALLY SHOULD TALK ABOUT THE ATTEMPT BY REPUBLICANS TO THE NIGHT WORKING AMERICANS ARE GOD-GIVEN RIGHT TO VOTE. SEVERALLY...
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OTHER INITIATIVES THAT DIRECTLY DEAL WITH THE VOTING?
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GUEST, -
GUEST: ABSOLUTELY. THIS YEAR THERE'S A VOTER ID MEASURE ON THE BALLOT IN MINNESOTA. THE LEGISLATURE REFERRED THAT ISSUE TO VOTERS. IT IS SOMETHING THAT...
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ON OUR LINE FOR REPUBLICANS -- CALLER: MY UNDERSTANDING IS
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CALLER, -
THAT NO FEDERAL LAW CAN BE CONTRADICTED BY A STATE LAW. NOW, IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT -- WHAT HAPPENS OF MARIJUANA IS APPROVED IN ANOTHER STATE, COLORADO....
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GUEST, -
THANK YOU. I AM FROM GOLDEN, GOOD TO HEAR FROM MICHAELMY HOME TOWN. MARIJUANA IS ILLEGAL UNDER FEDERAL LAW. AND THE STATES THAT HAVE LEGALIZED MEDICAL...
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CALIFORNIA, INITIATIVE OR MEASURE ABOUT GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD. GUEST: THAT IS PROP
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GUEST, -
37. REQUIRES THAT LABELS ON FOOD PRODUCTS SURE TO USE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS. IT IS DONE ON THE BALLOT BEFORE. WAS ON AN ORGANIC BACK IN...
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YOU ARE ON. CALLER: OUT LIKE TO MAKE
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CALLER, -
A COMMENT ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA. I THINK THEY SHOULD PASS IT OR FIND A WAY TO DEFLATE THE PENALTIES INVOLVED. BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE HAVE GOTTEN...
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SHEILA FROM CONNECTICUT, ON OUR LINE FOR INDEPENDENTS.
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CALLER, -
CALLER: HELLO. I WANTED TO SAY THAT THERE ARE NONE SO BLIND AS THOSE WHO CANNOT SEE. MY QUESTION IS -- IN CONNECTICUT, ON THE BALLOT, THE MOST IMPORTANT...
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GOT TO LEAVE IT THERE. I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT. GUEST: I CAN TELL YOU
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GUEST, -
THERE IS ONE MEASURE ON THE BALLOT, IT IS IN MICHIGAN. WOULD REQUIRE THAT ENERGY PRODUCERS PAY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THEIR PROFITS. HOST: -- JENNY BOWSER,
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COULD YOU ADD MORE ABOUT THAT. CALLER: LET ME GIVE YOU AGUEST:
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CALLER, -
THE ALABAMA CONSTITUTION IS THE LONGEST. THIS FALL TIMES LONGER THAN THE AVERAGE STATE CONSTITUTION AND IT IS 40 TIMES LONGER THAN UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION....
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OUT OF TIME. BUT IF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON THESE INITIATIVES, WHERE CAN THEY GO GUEST: OUR WEB PAGES EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER WANT TO KNOW...
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HOST, -
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. GUEST: THANK
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GUEST, -
YOU. HOST: CANNOT FORGET
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HOST, -
ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE STARTING AT 8:00 P.M. PURITY WAS 0 ELECTION RESULTS AND HOUSE, SENATE AND GOVERNOR'S RACES. AND VICTOR AND CONCESSION SPEECHES....
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