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Charter Amendments May Change NYC Council's Role in Land Use and Housing

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On July 21, 2025, the New York City Charter Revision Commission (CRC) voted to include five proposed amendments to the City Charter on this year’s New York City general election ballot, including measures that would expedite...more

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Voters Decide on State Minimum Wages and Other Workplace Issues

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On Election Day 2024, voters in six states weighed in on ballot initiatives that addressed several employment law topics....more

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A Majority of Alaskans Appear to Have Approved a Paid Sick Leave Ballot Measure

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In the November 5, 2024 election, a majority of Alaskans appear to have voted in favor of Alaska Ballot Measure No. 1 to create a new statewide paid sick leave law that would become operative on July 1, 2025 (and increases to...more

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3 States to Consider Paid Sick Leave Initiatives on the November 2024 Ballot

While voters heading to the polls this November are likely focused on the neck-and-neck presidential election and several tight congressional races, voters in Alaska, Missouri, and Nebraska are further considering ballot...more

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Psychedelics and Marijuana on the Ballot: How Should Employers Prepare for Potential Legalization?

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Voters in several states will decide whether marijuana or, in one case, psychedelic substances should be legal in the upcoming November 5, 2024 general election. Employers should keep their eyes on these ballot measures and...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 5, Issue 30

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Several Texas Cannabis Reform Measures Set to Appear in November General Election Ballot

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With an expanding cannabis and hemp market and an upcoming legislative session that will consider medical cannabis expansion, hemp regulation, decriminalization, and other cannabis matters—we have our eyes on Texas! Texas...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 5, Issue 29

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Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has censured and fined a large, registered investment advisor, Obra Capital Management (Obra), $95,000 after learning an associate of the...more

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November Election Could Bring Changes to Missouri Wage and Leave Law

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Missouri voters will decide in November whether to raise the state’s minimum wage and guarantee paid sick leave for workers. On August 13, 2024, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft certified a ballot measure advanced by...more

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Floridians to Decide Fate of Adult-Use Marijuana This November

It’s not a joke. On April 1, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that voters will decide in November whether Florida will become the 24th state to legalize adult-use marijuana. In the face of significant opposition that...more

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Colorado Voters Pass Proposition to Allow Regulated Use of Psychedelic Mushrooms

On November 8, 2022, voters in Colorado passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize possession of and legalize limited use of psychedelic mushrooms and other plant- and fungi-derived psychedelic drugs by those 21 years of age...more

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Florida’s Latest Attempt at a Recreational-Use Marijuana Constitutional Amendment

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A constitutional ballot initiative was recently filed for Florida's 2024 General Election titled "Adult Personal Use of Marijuana." If approved by Florida voters, individuals 21 or older will be allowed "to possess, purchase,...more

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Alaska Ballot Measure Targets the ‘True Sources’ of Dark Money

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As previously reported in Election Law News, Alaskans narrowly passed Ballot Measure 2 in the 2020 general election. This measure implements an open primary and ranked choice voting in the state, along with other electoral...more

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2020 State Ballot Measure Round-Up

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The 2020 general election saw voters in three states, Oregon, Missouri, and Alaska, adopt ballot measures related to campaign finance, lobbying, and ethics. These three state ballot measures are summarized below. Separately,...more

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Voters Could Revamp the California Consumer Privacy Act With Proposition 24

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For the past two years, businesses have been scrambling to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)—the first comprehensive data privacy law in the United States with broad extraterritorial reach. This was a...more

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Another Daunting San Francisco Ballot

San Francisco voters will again confront a formidable ballot on November 3, 2020, with 13 San Francisco propositions to consider in addition to state and federal offices and measures. The local propositions address an array...more

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 14

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes, and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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CCPA 2.0 Makes the Ballot! What’s Next for the California Privacy Rights Act?

On June 25, 2020, Californians for Consumer Privacy announced the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”) officially qualified for California’s November 2020 ballot. We previously provided guidance here about what the...more

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 2

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Here, we are expanding upon our eAlerts (where we provide substantive analysis on key issues), to deliver a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes, and court cases involving campaign finance,...more

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WPI State of the States – What did the Voters Decide?

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The November mid-term elections resulted in some significant power shifts at the state level. Six states (Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, and New York) that had been politically divided now enjoy a Democratic...more

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2018 post-general election update

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On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Ohioans cast ballots in the 2018 general election. For the first time since 2006, five statewide elected offices were up for election without an incumbent running in the 2018 general election. ...more

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The March Toward Full Legalization Continues: Marijuana Election Results in the 2018 Midterms

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During this week’s midterm elections, binding marijuana-related referenda appeared on the ballot in four states. Three of the referenda passed, and one was defeated. Specifically, Tuesday’s election added Michigan to the list...more

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Public Agency, Officials’ & Employees’ Rules for Electioneering - BB&K Attorneys Jim Priest and Sigrid Asmundson Discuss the Dos...

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There’s a fine line public agencies, officials and employees walk between legally disseminating information and illegally advocating for or against a ballot measure or candidate. Originally published in PublicCEO - October...more

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New Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Laws for Washington Employers

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November 2016 was a dynamic month for laws relating to Washington State workers.  At the state level, Washington voters approved Initiative Measure No. 1433 (“the Law”), which provides incremental increases of the state...more

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Part Time Workers Must Be Offered Additional Hours: San Jose’s Opportunity to Work Ordinance (Effective March 2017)

In the recent election, San Jose voters passed a voter initiative creating the “Opportunity to Work” ordinance. The purpose of the ordinance, which will become effective on March 13, 2017, is to promote full-time jobs and to...more

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