May 21, 2013 elections are here!
Local ballot measures in Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon and Wisconsin
Read the Tuesday Count!

Writing:External links (local measures)

From Ballotpedia

Jump to: navigation, search

Local ballot measures
News desk • Portal

This page is a content-and-style guide about how to add an "External links" section for a local ballot measure article.

How to write about local measures

Components
Title Introduction Aftermath Election results Text of measure Background Support Opposition Lawsuits Path to the ballot See also External links Additional reading References Categories Templates
News desk
The project

Procedure

Like "Additional reading" sections the "External links" section should be used to direct the reader to relevant information that relate to the election or ballot measure. In contrast to "additional reading" (which links to additional news articles) this section should link to websites that relate to the measure.

This section follows the "See also" section and precedes "Additional reading" and "References."

For example, examples of external links include:

County/city website
County/city ballot
Link to a pdf of the text of the measure
Campaign websites (support or opposition)

NOTE: even if you have already linked to the site within the article, you may want to add them to this section so that they are highlighted as key sites to be aware of.

Examples

Below are examples of "External links" sections for local ballot measure articles:

See article: Mississippi Eminent Domain Amendment (2011)

External links

Eminent Domain Initiative
Saving My Land (supporters)
Initiative document presented to Legislature

See article: North Dakota State Office Appointment Amendment, Measure 1 (June 2012)

External links

v • d • e Local ballot measures

By state	A • Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • C • California • Colorado • D • Delaware • F • Florida • G • Georgia • H • Hawaii • I • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • K • Kansas • Kentucky • L • Louisiana • M • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • N • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • O • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • P • Pennsylvania • R • Rhode Island • S • South Carolina • South Dakota • T • Tennessee • Texas • U • Utah • V • Vermont • Virginia • W • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

By year	2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2002

By topic	Advisory • Local advisory committee • Local advisory vote • City • City bonds • City budget • City governance • City tax • County • County bonds • County budget • County governance • County tax • District • District bonds • Category:District tax • Special district governance • Local business and labor • Local binding arbitration and labor negotiations • Local business regulation • Local definition of a corporation • Local labor and unions • Local pensions • Local project-labor agreements • Local wages and pay • Local governance • Home rule charter • Incorporation, merging and boundaries of local jurisdictions • Local charter amendments • Local civil service • Local elections and campaigns • Local election and voting laws • Local governance • Local government budgets, spending and finance‎ • Local government transparency‎ • Local spending limit • Local term limits • Salaries of local officials • Local social issues • Local alcohol • Local English language • Local environment • Local gambling • Local immigration • Local LGBT issues • Local marijuana • Local religion • Local tobacco • School • Local education • Local school bonds • Local school budgets • Local school redistricting • Local school tax • Taxes • California parcel tax • City tax • County tax • District tax • Gann overrides • Local business tax • Local gas tax • Local hotel tax • Local income tax • Local landfill tax • Local marijuana tax • Local oil and gas tax • Local property tax • Local sales tax • Local school tax • Local tobacco tax • Local utility tax and fees • Local vehicle registration tax • Local tax • Other • Local bond issues • Local electrical aggregation • Local energy • Local fireworks • Local fluoridation • Local health care • Local hospital bonds • Local housing • Local law enforcement • Local motto and symbols • Local property • Local red light cameras • Local rent control • Local transportation • Local war and peace • Local water • Local welfare • Local zoning, land use and development

Laws governing by state	A •Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • C • California • Colorado • Connecticut • D • Delaware • F • Florida • G • Georgia • H • Hawaii • I • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • K • Kansas • Kentucky • L • Louisiana • M • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • N • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • O • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • P • Pennsylvania • R • Rhode Island • S • South Carolina • South Dakota • T • Tennessee • Texas • U • Utah • V • Vermont • Virginia • W • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

Reports	Costs of administering local elections • County election website evaluations • Local school bond and tax evaluation (by year) • Local ballot measure statistics (by year) • Political topics (by year)

Other	Tuesday Count reports • Lawsuits in 2013 (2011 and 2012) • School bond and tax elections (compare by state)• Help:Categories for local ballot measures

Retrieved from "http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Writing:External_links_(local_measures)&oldid=865295"

Category:

Local measure writing guidelines

Writing:External links (local measures)

Procedure

Examples

External links

External links

See also

Personal tools

Namespaces

Variants

Views

Actions

Search

Encyclopedia

Calendars

Get Involved

Donate

Toolbox