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Christmas songs, divorce ban and part-time leg kaput in California
April 2, 2010
Three potential statewide ballot propositions missed petition drive deadlines in the last week of March, and therefore failed to qualify for the 2010 ballot.
Two of the unsuccessful propositions -- an initiative to ban divorces in California and an initiative to require that California schools allow the singing of traditional Christmas songs -- achieved a certain degree of notoriety before they were ushered off the stage.
The third now-departed measure was a government reform measure to transform the California State Legislature from a full-time enterprise to a part-time enterprise. In a state where the favorability rating of the state legislature is now in the single digits, the part-time legislature initiative is one of a handful of government-reform measures that have now failed to mount a serious petition drive effort for qualification purposes.[1]
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | No Divorces Amendment | Marriage | No divorces |
| CICA | Citizen Legislature | Legislature | State legislature to be part-time rather than full-time |
| CISS | Christmas Songs Sung in Schools | Education | Public schools can allow students to sing Christmas songs |
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