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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 11, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
August 11, 2023: Nine (9) states have indirect ballot initiative processes. In these states, when an initiative gets enough signatures from citizens, it then goes to the state legislature. The legislature can choose to adopt the measure into law, reject it, or take no action. If the legislature rejects it or takes no action, it then is added to the ballot so that voters can decide.
Fourteen (14) states have direct initiative systems, where initiatives go to the ballot when enough signatures are collected, without going through the state legislature first.
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- August 8, 2023-54% of voters who received the COVID vaccine did so because they wanted to
- August 7, 2023-76% of voters believe that parents should be primarily responsible for teaching children about sex
- August 4, 2023-Fewer than 100 state legislators have been expelled between 1813 and 2023
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