I'm not sure who sent me extensive comments on my suggestions, but to whom ever did, the stuff that came through in black often had some sort of symbol that...
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Helen Hutchison
helenhutch94618
Mar 2, 2012 2:59 am
Here's a different take on the issue about whether the fees for filing an initiative should be higher: ...
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Joyce Tavrow
joycetavrow
Mar 2, 2012 7:02 pm
Helen, I don't know where you find these interesting, thought-provoking articles, but I'm glad you do. That's why I always preface my ballot issues ...
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Joyce Tavrow
joycetavrow
Mar 13, 2012 3:10 am
*Hi Wanda and committee members, I am attaching Wanda's consensus revisions with my comments. Wanda had to have spent an inordinate amount of time compiling...
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thompsmg60
Mar 13, 2012 6:35 pm
Hello Joyce, I've written to you separately on regular email (not through Yahoo Groups). I cannot open your attachment through Yahoo Groups (which I believe...
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Helen Hutchison
helenhutch94618
Apr 7, 2012 4:11 pm
Here's an editorial on signature gathering. What should the standard be? ...
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Trudy Schafer
trudyschafer
Apr 11, 2012 1:23 am
An interesting item on Fox and Hounds: http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/04/european-initiative-season-is-u nderway-too-and-some-of-it-is-familiar/ Trudy...
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Joyce Tavrow
joycetavrow
Apr 11, 2012 3:10 am
*Thanks, Trudy. I'm always amazed by the articles all of you uncover to add further deliberation by our committee. Joyce *...
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thompsmg60
Apr 16, 2012 4:50 pm
In today's LA Times, George Skelton writes about Gov. Brown's tactic of mailing ballot measure petitions directly to voters for their signatures in his bid to...
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Trudy Schafer
trudyschafer
Apr 16, 2012 8:01 pm
For a little fun at the expense of the initiative process . . . www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/04/since-politicians-are-humorless-ballot ...
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Helen Hutchison
helenhutch94618
Apr 20, 2012 7:10 pm
Steinberg proposes some reforms: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/04/steinberg-wants-to-put-initiative-process-changes-on-2014-ballot.html What...
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Helen Hutchison
helenhutch94618
Apr 23, 2012 3:26 pm
Joe Mathews asks a provocative question about Steinberg's proposal. Mathews thinks the only way forward is a massive reworking of the whole system. What do you...
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thompsmg60
Apr 23, 2012 6:21 pm
I think the ONLY way change can be made is incremental--our complex society is not equipped to handle wholesale political change when people are (at best)...
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Joyce Tavrow
joycetavrow
Apr 23, 2012 10:21 pm
*I definitely agree with Mary. Voters rejected a Constitutional Convention because I think, in part, wholesale changes are difficult to comprehend, especially...
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thompsmg60
Apr 29, 2012 7:40 pm
Here's a simplified recent (April 11) description from KCET on the initiative and Referendum processes. Makes me question if our study should also be as...
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Joyce Tavrow
joycetavrow
Apr 29, 2012 8:00 pm
*Mary, What a great explanation. Now I think I know why the November referendum re new Senate boundaries will reverse the way we usually decide referenda (I'm...
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Helen Hutchison
helenhutch94618
May 8, 2012 5:19 pm
Is there a distinction between the right to the initiative and the right to vote? If so, what is it and how do you define it? Helen ... Helen Hutchison League...
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Joyce Tavrow
joycetavrow
May 8, 2012 7:22 pm
*Helen, I'm not sure that I understand your question. In order for your signature to be valid when you sign a petition, you must be a registered voter in the ...
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Helen Hutchison
helenhutch94618
May 8, 2012 7:53 pm
Joyce - I will fight VERY hard for the right to vote -- people have died for this right. However, I won't fight so hard for the right of the initiative. I'll...
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thompsmg60
May 10, 2012 1:28 am
Provocative question! John Locke and his contemporaries would be right at home with this question. If there are Legal Rights (steming from the government...
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Helen Hutchison
helenhutch94618
May 27, 2012 4:09 pm
Byron Williams column today: http://www.insidebayarea.com/byron-williams/ci_20716383/byron-williams-voters-have-had-major-hand-creating Byron Williams: Voters...
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Helen Hutchison
helenhutch94618
Jun 3, 2012 10:10 pm
From today's Oakland Tribune: Byron Williams: If California is to survive, the initiative process should be reformed By Byron Williams Oakland Tribune...
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Joyce Tavrow
joycetavrow
Jun 7, 2012 11:51 pm
*Helen, Thanks for Byron's column. Under his 5 suggested reforms, in #1, did he mean a moratorium before implementation of an approved initiative? I'm ...
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Friesefam
weebeefive
Jun 7, 2012 11:53 pm
I imagine he would be glad to hear that the League is doing a study on this. Chandra Friese LWV San Francisco ... From: Joyce Tavrow <jtavrow@...> To:...
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thompsmg60
Jul 1, 2012 5:55 pm
This article from today's LA Times reveals some behind-the-scenes actions and details about the initiative process, including the fact that propositions will...
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thompsmg60
Jul 16, 2012 10:31 pm
Here's another opinion piece by George Skelton in today's LA Times concerning the placement of Gov Brown's tax initiative on the November ballot (at the top!)....
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Helen Hutchison
helenhutch94618
Aug 2, 2012 11:01 pm
A column by Joe Mathews about the referendum in California: http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/08/obituary-referendum-dies-at-101/ OBITUARY: Referendum Dies...
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Helen Hutchison
helenhutch94618
Aug 25, 2012 9:31 pm
Here's an article about an interesting wrinkle in initiative reform in Oregon:...
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Helen Hutchison
helenhutch94618
Sep 16, 2012 8:49 pm
See the article in today's LA Times. In particular, look at his criticism of the initiative process. Are there reforms that we can/should implement? ...
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Helen Hutchison
helenhutch94618
Sep 30, 2012 7:34 pm
Here's an article that raises at least two really good questions: 1. Should we be able to remove initiative from the ballot? 2. Should there be a limit to the...
