Wednesday, April 08, 2026

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.

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After a sweep of successful ballot measures in 2018 (weed, Medicaid, redistricting) Utah's Republican legislature made it 3x harder to do citizen-led ballot measures, so when Rs tried to place one themselves, they were stymied by their own rules. www.deseret.com/politics/202 ...

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-- Julia Ritchey (@juliaritchey.bsky.social) Mar 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM

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Tell me again how the GOP is not now the Fascist Party.

#1 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-04-08 10:36 AM

I mean...let's get serious: We can't have the populace getting what they WANT, can we???
~Today's so-called Republicans

#2 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-04-08 10:53 AM

God in their own imaginations is on THEIR side. Meanwhile, there's evidence-based reality

#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-04-08 11:20 AM

It's a confusing issue that's being argued in Utah.

But this confusion is intended and it's a strategy that's counted on because voters are just too damn lazy to show up or even give a shit.

They don't understand gerrymandering or redistricting (people can't even make the distinction) and it allows parties to get away with some real shady shit.

#4 | Posted by eberly at 2026-04-08 11:24 AM

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