I flagged in this post last week German Lopez's great extended Vox review of all the notable and different initiatives and candidates on the ballot that could have an impact on local, state and national criminal justice systems. Since then, I have seen a number of other round-ups, and here a few piece that seem worth checking out:
From the Marshall Project, " Criminal Justice on the Tuesday Ballot: Our roundup: drugs, policing, juries, even slavery ."
From Marijuana Business Daily, " Just before Election Day, here’s where public support for state marijuana issues stands ."
From Law360, " 5 Criminal Justice Reforms To Watch On Election Day "
From the Los Angeles Times , " From ex-felon voting rights to police shootings, criminal justice is on the ballot "
From the New York Times , " Ballot Initiatives Are Powerful. The Powerful Have Noticed ."
As regular readers know, in part because I am based in Ohio and in part because it could have the biggest echoes, I have been following the ballot issue known here as Issue 1 most closely. And yet, despite following it closely, I have no idea how it will come out and I am afraid to make any predictions (other than that the results will be "over-read"). That said, I am going to predict that a significant number of criminal justice reform initiatives will pass. I am also going to predict that 2020 brings ever more criminal justice reform initiatives than has 2018.
I welcome predictions (or advocacy) in the comments as we get ever closer to polls closing.
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