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Cost of California Ballot Initiatives

Governor signs controversial law increasing fee for California ballot initiatives from $200 to 2000: Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Gov. Jerry Brown has signed misguided legislation hiking the ballot initiative filing fee to $2,000 from $200 that will do nothing to stop frivolous initiatives but will undermine the public’s right to direct democracy, Consumer Watchdog said today. Prompted by an unconscionable initiative, which was later halted by…

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