TITLE

Election Day Lawmaking

AUTHOR(S)
Bowser, Jennie Drage
PUB. DATE
December 2006
SOURCE
State Legislatures;Dec2006, Vol. 32 Issue 10, p18
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article reports on the influence of social and political issues in the 2006 election in the U.S. People in the U.S. approved a mix of conservative and liberal measures during the election day. They took firm stands on taxes, minimum wage, marijuana legalization, abortion restrictions and immigration restrictions.
ACCESSION #
23493309

Tags: ELECTIONS -- United States;  TAXATION -- United States;  MINIMUM wage;  MARIJUANA -- Law & legislation;  ABORTION -- Law & legislation;  EMIGRATION & immigration law

 

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