11.   As one might expect, the key hearing on the ballot measure drew the directors of the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Historical Society and the Museum of Science.

12.   Bankrolled by William Lerach, a San Diego attorney famous for litigating investor lawsuits, the November ballot measure would essentially undercut the new federal act.

13.   Ballot measures to preserve desert land in Arizona consistently pass, even when other tax proposals fail.

14.   Bayless declines to comment on ballot measures, saying that because her office prints ballot language, she wants to remain neutral.

15.   Both ballot measures sparked enormous advertising campaigns.

16.   A California ballot measure that would eliminate the protected status for mountain lions and potentially open the door to hunting them was trailing in early returns Tuesday.

17.   A current radio advertisement touts the simplicity of the measure, claiming it may be the shortest ballot measure in state history.

18.   A new commission also would have required an expensive ballot measure.

19.   A second ballot measure seeks approval for zoning changes for the combined project.