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Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report: Ballot measure wrap-up
This year was a busy one for ballot measures. But in many cases, voters weren't buying what was on offer.

Jennie Drage Bowser, who tracks ballot measures for the NCSL, identified 17 measures that sought to limit government, and of these, she was surprised to discover that only one passed.

"The whole reason the initiative process was created in this country was to limit government," she said. "And these limiting-government sorts of measures are historically very successful on the ballot."

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