Ballot Measures & Referenda

Citizen initiatives, referendums, recalls, and local propositions and bonds.

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postandcourier.com > charleston_sc > lowcountry-lowdown-charleston-transportation-sales-tax > article_10d5d06d-2c79-44da-92a0-c8f96395331e.html

Charleston County to host public sessions about tax referendum, CSU gets aeronautics investment

8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1180+ words) If voters decide to extend a transportation sales tax referendum in November, plans to extend the Battery and provide better flood protection to the peninsula are among a variety of projects across the county that would receive funding. The county…...


timesleader.com > news > 1760283 > procedural-reconsideration-of-anti-discrimination-ordinance-on-tuesdays-luzerne-county-council-agenda

Procedural reconsideration of anti-discrimination ordinance on Tuesday’s Luzerne County Council agenda

17+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1302+ words) Luzerne County Assistant Solicitor Gene Molino discusses a pending petition challenge related to the county’s anti-discrimination ordinance during last week’s county Election Board meeting as county Election Director Emily Cook listens. Attorney Kim Borland, of Borland & Borland in Wilkes-Barre, makes…...


squamishchief.com > 2026-civic-election > letter-squamish-council-urged-to-postpone-woodfibre-lng-decision-until-after-election-12784911

Letter: Squamish council urged to postpone Woodfibre LNG decision until after election

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (376+ words) I have given this topic a lot of thought and feel I must say my piece. I do not suspect it will go far in council chambers on Sept. 22 when council will vote on this two-part plan. This council is…...


wset.com > news > local > nelson-county-voters-to-decide-on-proposed-1-sales-tax-increase-for-school-projects-september-2026-education

Nelson County voters to decide on proposed 1% sales tax increase for schools

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (557+ words) NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Nelson County voters are being asked to decide whether to approve a one-percent sales tax increase that would help fund needed renovations and maintenance projects in local public schools. The proposed tax is expected to generate…...


abccolumbia.com > 09/17/2026 > town-of-irmo-to-hold-public-info-meeting-on-referendum

Town of Irmo to hold public info meeting on referendum

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (101+ words) IRMO, S.C. (WOLO)– Happening tonight (Thursday, September 17) the Town of Irmo will hold a public informational meeting on a referendum that will appear on November’s ballot. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the Irmo Municipal Building. The referendum is about…...


hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > clarendon-hills-voters-to-decide-fate-of-elected-village-clerk-post

Clarendon Hills Clerk Referendum Set for Nov. 3 Ballot

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (443+ words) Clarendon Hills voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether to strip the village clerk position of its elected status and hand appointment power to the village president instead. The measure would take effect in May 2027, and it lands just weeks before…...


ctvnews.ca > calgary > video > 09/16/2026 > albertans-confused-by-wording-of-referendum-questions

Albertans confused by wording of referendum questions

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (36+ words) CTV News Albertans confused by wording of referendum questions Academics have identified several examples of confusing wording in the questions being posed to voters in the upcoming October referendum....


insidetime.org > mailbag > recall-should-be-a-last-resort

Recall should be a last resort

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (377+ words) I am writing about the increasing use of recalls in the British prison system. Recall is intended to protect the public when someone on licence presents a genuine risk. However, too often it appears to be a quick response to…...


thegardnernews.com > story > news > 09/15/2026 > councilor-king-not-ready-to-vote-on-measure-that-would-ban-public-encampments > 91780582007

Councilor King not ready to vote on measure that would ban public encampments

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (206+ words) WORCESTER – Vice Chairman Khrystian King will move to hold an anti-encampment ordinance set before the City Council under personal privilege at the body's Tuesday, Sept. 15, meeting for further review of what he characterized as an "anti-homelessness criminalizing ordinance." King's decision,…...