"[24] states give citizens the constitutional right to sponsor initiatives. Last year, legislatures in those states passed 51 bills restricting citizen ballot measures, according to the Fairness Project, which supports progressive initiatives. Between 2018 and 2023 they had passed, on average, 34 restrictive bills a year."

100% of the legislatures that passed bills restricting ballot measures were controlled by Republicans. Think about it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/us/politics/republicans-citizen-initiatives.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZVA.8j7E.NCzTcinPjRzX&smid=url-share

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Stung by Voters, Republican Legislators Move to Curb Citizen Initiatives

After citizens in Republican states used ballot measures to protect abortion, expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage, statehouses are moving to make such initiatives much harder.

The New York Times
FYI: Deep Sync and MiQ cut voter data activation from days to hours: Deep Sync and MiQ expand their programmatic political advertising partnership for 2026 midterms, promising voter data activation in under one hour and 53% more reach. https://ppc.land/deep-sync-and-miq-cut-voter-data-activation-from-days-to-hours/ #PoliticalAdvertising #VoterData #ProgrammaticAds #Election2026 #DigitalMarketing
Deep Sync and MiQ cut voter data activation from days to hours

Deep Sync and MiQ expand their programmatic political advertising partnership for 2026 midterms, promising voter data activation in under one hour and 53% more reach.

PPC Land
Missouri House Democrats struggle to match GOP’s fundraising machine • Missouri Independent

Missouri Republicans maintain their majority in the state House of Representatives by pooling campaign funds in a way Democrats can't match.

Missouri Independent
Patna: Deputy CM Chaudhary Calls for BJP Victory to Restore West Bengal as 'Sonar Bangla'.

Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary urges West Bengal voters to support the BJP in the Assembly elections, promising to restore "Sonar Bangla" by tackling alleged infiltration, job scams, and governance failures under the current Mamata Banerjee government.

Aliyesha
When they send the vice president of the US to aid #Orban and #Putin, #Republicans can't hide their hate of #democracy anymore. #Republican leaders attack the mail-in vote in every US state as they destroy #NATO and economic supply lines like #Covid.
The #GOP #treason is out in the open and every #MAGA with exposure disorder can't help but be filled with joy as they look upon the evil they unleashed like a rabid animal to attack the world.
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Kerala’s first-time voters are speaking up: from better education to more job opportunities and stronger women representation, here’s what the youth want in the 2026 elections. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/multimedia/videos/kerala-2026-assembly-elections-youth-priorities-bap9duri?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Voters #KeralaAssemblyElection #Kerala #Election2026

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