Referenda

Ads to promote new gun control law

2013-05-15 17:22:00

Advertisements praising Maryland's new gun control law will appear on Baltimore-area televisions soon after the measure is signed Thursday — the first volley in a two-pronged effort to defend the legislation and the politicians who voted for it....

O'Malley signs death penalty repeal

2013-05-02 15:46:11

Surrounded by religious leaders, civil rights activists and others who have fought for years to stop executions in Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation Thursday repealing the state's death penalty. Unless the law is overturned in a...

Petition effort begun to overturn gun law

2013-04-26 17:07:00

If you hate Maryland's new gun law and wish you could vote against it, Sue Payne is looking for you. The Montgomery County woman this week filed paperwork with the Board of Elections to petition the controversial new gun-control bill to referendum. �She...

Maryland gun-control opponents won't seek referendum

2013-04-17 18:49:00

Opponents of Maryland's tough new gun-control law said Wednesday that they will not seek to petition it to referendum and instead will back a lawsuit planned by the National Rifle Association. "This is a constitutional right that should not go to the...

Democrats' hypocrisy on voter access

2013-02-26 13:23:00

Many Maryland politicians spritz on Eau de Hypocrisy at least occasionally. But Gov. Martin O'Malley and fellow Democrats bathed in it with their support for the inaccurately labeled Referendum Integrity Act, an effort to make it harder for citizens to...

Gun referendum? Go ahead and make our day

2013-04-08 09:42:00

With Gov. Martin O'Malley's landmark gun control bill given final approval by the Senate on Friday and waiting only the governor's signature to be enacted into law, Democrats in Annapolis are likely hoping that the next step will be talk of the "R" word....

NRA plans to challenge Maryland gun law

2013-04-09 17:03:00

National Rifle Association President David Keene said Tuesday that the organization intends to challenge the constitutionality of Maryland's newly passed gun law, as a conservative group readied plans to try to overturn the law through voter referendum....

Lawsuit seeks to void redistricting referendum

2013-03-21 14:54:00

The conservative group Judicial Watch has asked the Court of Special Appeals to overturn last November's referendum on a new congressional redistricting map for Maryland, contending the wording of the ballot question was misleading. Backed by Del....

Bills to raise the bar for state referendum needs further study [Editorial]

2013-03-14 06:45:00

Maryland's Constitution provides recourse, the referendum, to those who believe bad laws are on the books or new laws are necessary. The general idea is, let's put it to a vote. The process for getting a referendum question on the statewide ballot...

Harford legislators fighting to stop gun control bill

2013-03-06 10:01:00

As the gun control debate rages in Annapolis, many Harford County's legislators say they oppose tougher laws on ownership and registration, landing them in the minority among their colleagues in the Maryland General Assembly. All three of Harford's...

Referendum bill would broaden access to the polls

2013-03-03 05:00:00

As an elected official, I've introduced legislation this session titled the Referendum Integrity Act, which seeks to address shortfalls in Maryland's referendum system while also making the process of gathering signatures in Maryland more transparent...

O'Malley's thuggish side

2013-01-03 07:14:00

Attention national media: You know Martin O'Malley, defender of the underdog. It's time to get to know Martin O'Malley, thug. The Maryland governor, widely rumored to harbor presidential aspirations, canonized himself in the progressive movement for...

In his first years as president, Mandela brought right-wing whites and militant blacks together under his banner of nonracial democracy.

2013-03-09 10:09:00

Sen. Mitch McConnell,(R) Kentucky, says the 2012 election will be a "a referendum on the president and his performance." McConnell appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, October, 23, 2011.

2011-10-23 00:00:00

Walter Jackson, left, of the California Democratic Party , speaks with resident Wellington Warner in Inglewood. Only 19% of L.A. County Democrats are signed up to permanently cast ballots by mail.

2011-10-16 00:00:00