Ballot wording for local measures is limited to 75 words. Campaign consultants and local officials have complained for years ...

Suffolk lawmakers could soon serve twice as long — from two to four years — under a new measure signed Friday by County ...

For the first time in more than two decades, Santa Clara will undergo a comprehensive review of its city charter that could ...

Del Mar became the latest city to support a proposed 2026 ballot measure that would limit state lawmakers from passing legislation that overrides local zoning. A city agenda report from the ...

This year, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wisconsin have ballot measures that would prohibit noncitizens from voting in state and local elections.