By Jordan Gerard, Jakob Thorington | State Affairs
With a budget on the horizon and most legislative bills either dead, signed, vetoed or waiting for a final vote in the Legislature, there’s only one more piece of business looming over legislators ahead of this year’s final adjournment.
The ballot measures.
This year, several concurrent resolutions from the House and the Senate squirmed their way through the legislative process. Some made it through committee and crossed over to the opposite chamber, some were never heard and others still have a chance at floor action.
And while Democrats have continuously reminded their Republican counterparts that any new additions to November’s ballot will force longer vote counts and ballot sheets come Election Day, that hasn’t stopped the GOP led Legislature from proposing a host of new ideas for voters.
