T+1 outcome / Ohio Conserve Ohio ballot initiative failed 83361 of 413488 signatures 20 percent / no Nov 2026 statewide vote / ballot lane requires paid signature firms 2-4M budget / grassroots single cycle proven non-viable / Linn County IA 18-month moratorium 2-1 vote Jul 1 despite most restrictive ordinance / Washington County MD 12-month 4-1 doubled from 6 / Prince George's County MD expired Jul 1 2-year council vote next week / county commissioner lane accelerating / structural shift toward local friction
Plain-English background on ballot initiatives. A statewide ballot initiative is a mechanism in about half of US states where citizens can put a proposed law or constitutional amendment directly on the general-election ballot, bypassing the state legislature....
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