ballot questions
Coverage of ballot questions in the Nexus archive.
- Colorado ballot questions, meant to keep special interests in check, are increasingly created by them
In Colorado, ballot questions intended to restrict special interests are increasingly being generated by those very groups. This trend is exacerbated because the high cost required to get a measure onto the ballot gives wealthy interests greater power to push through their agendas.
- The tricky calculus of designing a ballot with nine questions
Secretary of State William Galvin delegates the task of assigning numbers to nine November ballot questions to his deputy Michelle Tassinari to avoid conflict of interest, as he is involved in one of the measures. The numbering prioritizes keeping each question entirely on one side of the ballot to aid voter comprehension. A controversial measure to repeal recreational marijuana legalization faces an eleventh-hour challenge.