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| 7 | The Colorado State Senate convened for the 2009 legislative session. | |
| 12 | The Oregon State Legislature convened for its 2009 legislative session. | |
| 13 | San Fernando City Council recall City Council members Jose Hernandez and Julie Ruelas were both recalled. | |
| Kent City Council recall. All members of the city council retained their seats. | ||
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| 22 | Charges against Oklahoma 3 are dropped on grounds that underlying law is unconstitutional and unenforceable. | |
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| 29 | Federal judge denies request of California Prop 8 supporters to keep contributor occupations private. | |
| Two lawsuits filed against Colorado Amendment 54 | ||
| Ballot title approved for Missouri No Public Funds for Stem Cell Research Initiative | ||
| 31 | Deadline for filing signatures in the Steve Hunter recall in Louisiana. Effort abandoned. |
| 2 | Filing deadline for donors to 2008 California Proposition 8 | |
| Hearing on signature sufficiency for the Dekalb Home Rule Repeal Referendum City Electoral Board threw measure out due to lack of signatures | ||
| Mail-in voting began on the March 3, 2009 ballot measures in California | ||
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| 4 | HB 47, to authorize use of ballot initiatives in North Carolina, is introduced in the North Carolina House of Representatives by Blust, Blackwood, Current, Moore and Starnes. | |
| The Minnesota State Senate convened for the 2010 legislative session. | ||
| 5 | Citizens in Charge Foundation hosts event: Government Reform at the Hands of the People[1] | |
| Ralph Nader files brief in Nader v. Brewer with SCOTUS | ||
| Lawsuit filed to keep Turf Valley Grocery Store Veto Referendum off the ballot. | ||
| Deadline to put local school tax measures on the ballot in Illinois for April elections. | ||
| 6 | Hearing on Martha Andrus recall in Louisiana. | |
| 9 | Review and comment session for Colorado Gay Marriage Amendment | |
| 10 | California judge rules that the City of Oakland violated the terms of Measure Y from 2004 when it spent $7.7 million on police staffing levels in 2008. | |
| 12 | Maine LD 28, a bill to require petition circulators to be registered voters, was killed in a senate committee. | |
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| 17 | Oklahoma Senate Joint Resolution 13 and Oklahoma Senate Bill 852 pass the Senate Rules Committee in Oklahoma. | |
| 17 | Wisconsin:
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| 18 | March in St. Helens, Oregon to protest Columbia County Measure 5-190. | |
| 18 | Deadline for filing signatures for the Eddie Price recall in Louisiana. Recall effort abandoned | |
| David Cogdill removed by California Republican Senators from his position as Senate Minority leader for his vote on the California budget compromise. | ||
| 20 | Deadline for filing signatures for the Golden City Council recalls in Colorado | |
| 21 | SCOTUS is expected to say whether it will take Nader v. Brewer. | |
| 23 | Signature verification process should be complete for the Maine Excise Tax Repeal | |
| Deadline for submitting ballot arguments for the May 19 statewide ballot in California. | ||
| 24 | Group gathers in Sacramento to consider a California constitutional convention. | |
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| Bernard Russell recall (Ongoing) | ||
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| 26 | Hearing date set for Maryland Senate Bill 445 |
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| 4 | Ballot title lawsuit filed against California Proposition 1E. | |
| Las Vegas City Council decides on ballot placement for the Las Vegas City Hall Referendum Measure will not appear on ballot | ||
| 5 | Oral arguments heard by the California Supreme Court regarding the 2008 Proposition 8 | |
| Judge agrees with plaintiffs, re-writes ballot title for California Proposition 1A | ||
| 6 | SCOTUS conferences about Nader v. Brewer. | |
| 9 | SCOTUS announced that it is declining to take the Nader v. Brewer case. | |
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| 11 | A committee of the Florida House of Representatives moves the Florida Secret Ballot Amendment closer to the 2010 ballot. | |
| 12 | Maine State Legislature unlikely to put a counter to Maine Repeal the School District Consolidation Laws on the November ballot in Maine. | |
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| 17 | Georgia:
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| Oakland City Council in Alameda County decides what to do about 2008 Oakland Kids First!, Measure OO Voters will decide whether or not to reduce youth program funding on July 21 | ||
| 24 | Florida:
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| Legislation introduced in Colorado House of Representatives to add new regulations to laws governing the initiative process in Colorado. | ||
| 26 | Arizona Court of Appeals rules in favor of Randy Jones in Randy Jones v. Paniagua | |
| 27 | The influential 1892 book, Direct Legislation by the Citizenship Through the Initiative and Referendum by James W. Sullivan is reprinted in a 92-page paperback by Dodo Press. |
| 1 | The sales tax in California will increase statewide by 1% | |
| 6 | Signature filing deadline in the Gladstone, Michigan School Board recall Recall effort was abandoned by sponsors | |
| Arkansas State Legislature votes Arkansas Hunting Rights Constitutional Amendment (2010) onto the November 2010 ballot. | ||
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| 8 | Official notice of recall served on Anthony Adams | |
| 10 | Deadline for filing signatures in Don Plusquellic recall, Akron, Ohio, 2009 | |
| 18 | Deadline for filing signatures in Carty Finkbeiner recall Board of Elections verifies signature requirement has been met, Finkbeiner's legal team challenging the number of valid signatures | |
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| 24 | Ballotpedia: The Wikiteer Award and other Sammy winners recognized at 2nd Annual Sammies Award Show | |
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| 29 | Steve Moss elected to South Carolina House of Representatives | |
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| 1 | Signature deadline for Kenai Spur Highway Rezoning Referendum (2009) | |
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| 9 | Texas
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| 19 | Deadline for filing recall signatures in the Ernie Troiano and Bill Davenport recall in Wildwood, New Jersey. | |
| 20 | Oklahoma House Bill 2246 passes both houses of the Oklahoma Legislature. | |
| 22 | Federal lawsuit filed against Prop 8 | |
| 26 | California Supreme Court announced its decision upholding Prop 8. | |
| 26 | Washington Values Alliance files ballot title lawsuit regarding Washington Referendum 71 (2009) | |
| 26 | Governor signed Oklahoma Senate Bill 800 into law. | |
| 29 | Gov. Bill Ritter signed Colorado House Bill 1326 into law. | |
| 31 | First signature deadline for the Maryland Speed Camera Referendum (2010) |
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| 3 | New York:
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| 8 | Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry vetoes Oklahoma House Bill 2246, 2009 | |
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| 16 | California:
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| 17 | The Florida Supreme Court rules that a state law allowing signatures on petitions to be revoked is unconstitutional. | |
| 18 | Earliest date to start circulating petitions for November 2010 Montana ballot. | |
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| 29 | Vote Recount Walpole Proposition 2 1/2, measure approved | |
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| Special election to fill the vacancy of Alabama State Senate District 19. (Priscilla Dunn defeated Merika Coleman with 56% of the votes.)[4] | ||
| Possible special ballot election in San Francisco. |
| 2 | Deadline for filing signatures in the Deborah Trout recall (petitioners ended recall effort) | |
| 3 | Deadline for filing signatures to qualify for the State of Washington statewide ballot | |
| 7 | Inaugural Edition of The BP Review. | |
| 10 | Governor signs New York Consolidation Bill into law. | |
| 15 | Hearing in California to determine if Bisphenol A should go on the Proposition 65 list | |
| Deadline for filing signatures for the Cave Creek Walmart referendum in Arizona. | ||
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| 25 | Deadline for filing signatures for the Washington Senate Bill 5808 veto referendum.(Effort abandoned by sponsors and failed signature requirements.) | |
| 27 | Signature deadline for California Statewide Sales Tax Increase (2010) | |
| 27 | Ohio Supreme Court rules that the Carty Finkbeiner recall petition is invalid, removing it from the November 3 ballot. | |
| 28 | Hearing on legality of Carpinteria Oil Drilling Initiative |
| 4 | Michigan:
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| 5 | Filing deadline in Massachusetts for text of ballot initiatives intended for the November 2010 ballot. | |
| 7 | Deadline in California for local ballot measures to be qualified for the November 3, 2009 ballot. | |
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| 12 | Court hearing on City of Vallejo Repeal of Binding Arbitration, 2009 | |
| 17 | Deadline in California for local ballot measure arguments to be submitted to election officials. | |
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| 25 | California:
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| 27 | Deadline in California for local ballot measure rebuttals and analyses to be submitted to election officials. |
| 1 | Arizona:
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| 1 | Signature deadline for Senoia Package Liquor Referendum (2009) | |
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| 3 | Hearing on whether signatures on the Washington Referendum 71 (2009) shall or shall not be made public. | |
| 4 | Deadline to collect signatures for the Cincinnati Streetcar Referendum (2009) | |
| 9 | Signature verification deadline for Kathy Salazar and Robert Urteaga recall, Montebello, California (2009) | |
| 10 | Judge to announce decision on whether Washington Ref. 71 signatures should be made public. | |
| 12 | California State Legislature adjourns. | |
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| 16 | Earliest date to submit signed petitions in Montana for the November 2010 ballot. | |
| 17 | Louisiana:
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| 22 | Deadline for collecting signatures to recall Robin Hastings | |
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| 2 | Deadline for filing 2010 signatures in South Dakota for initiated constitutional amendments | |
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November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Texas (50 of 71 approved) | ||
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| 2 | Signature filing deadline in Massachusetts for ballot initiatives intended for the November 2010 ballot. | |
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| 22 | Signature filing deadline in Ohio for any indirect initiated state statutes intended for the November 2010 ballot. | |
| 31 | Signature filing deadline in Washington for any Initiative to the Legislature intended for the November 2010 ballot. |
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