Seven states held off-year general elections on Tuesday, and four of these—Mississippi, Maine, Ohio, and Washington—featured initiatives on their ballots. Initiatives are distinct from referendums in that they are put on the ballot directly by the people, whereas referendums are placed on the ballot by legislatures. Of the nine initiatives featured in Tuesday’s elections, voters… Continue Reading
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GOP aims to defeat Obama by changing Electoral College system
Republicans in various states are currently considering a plan that would change the distribution of their electoral college votes, improving the GOP’s chances of defeating President Obama in November 2012.