November 9, 2022 •
Portland, Maine Voters Approve Clean Election Program, Ethics Commission, and Ranked Choice Voting

City Hall in Portland, ME - by: Billy Hathorn
Voters passed seven of 13 ballot questions including measures to establish a clean elections program, ranked-choice voting, an ethics commission, and a code of ethics. The new campaign finance rules prohibit corporate contributions to candidates for city office and prohibit […]
Voters passed seven of 13 ballot questions including measures to establish a clean elections program, ranked-choice voting, an ethics commission, and a code of ethics.
The new campaign finance rules prohibit corporate contributions to candidates for city office and prohibit ballot question contributions or expenditures from any entity under foreign influence.
The city will use a proportional ranked choice voting method for elections in which more than one person is to be elected to a single office.
City Council will form an independent ethics commission and then adopt a code of ethics as recommended by the commission.
September 5, 2018 •
New York City Charter Commission Approves Three Ballot Measures for November
The New York City Council passed legislation establishing a Charter Revision Commission (Commission) to draft a new or revised City Charter in April 2018. On September 4, the Commission approved three ballot questions to be approved by voters in November. […]
The New York City Council passed legislation establishing a Charter Revision Commission (Commission) to draft a new or revised City Charter in April 2018.
On September 4, the Commission approved three ballot questions to be approved by voters in November.
One ballot measure would reduce contribution limits for all candidates and amend public matching funds for candidates participating in the public financing program.
The other ballot measures involve civic engagement and community boards.
April 7, 2017 •
Proposed Ballot Initiative Seeks to Strengthen Ethics in South Dakota Politics
The group Represent South Dakota announced plans to lead efforts for a ballot measure in 2018 to amend South Dakota’s constitution to tighten ethics laws. The Voter Protection and Anti-Corruption Amendment would ban lobbyist gifts to politicians, lower campaign contribution […]
The group Represent South Dakota announced plans to lead efforts for a ballot measure in 2018 to amend South Dakota’s constitution to tighten ethics laws.
The Voter Protection and Anti-Corruption Amendment would ban lobbyist gifts to politicians, lower campaign contribution limits, and restrict the ability of lawmakers to overturn laws passed by voters.
Represent South Dakota has already filed the proposal with the Legislative Research Council and expects to start collecting signatures in June 2017.
The push for the new constitutional amendment comes in response to the recent repeal of Initiated Measure 22. Initiated Measure 22 was the voter approved ethics and campaign finance overhaul that established various lobbying and campaign finance restrictions.
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