Court hears governor's ballot-question case today

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Court hears governor's ballot-question case today
2006-08-07
Governor Carcieri seeks to put two nonbinding questions, concerning voter initiative and caps on tax and spending increases, before the voters in November. 01:00 AM EDT on Monday, August 7, 2006 BY ELIZABETH GUDRAIS Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE -- The state Supreme Court will hear arguments this morning on whether the governor has a right to poll public opinion using nonbinding ballot referenda. The question is urgent: Wednesday is the deadline for getting that portion of the ballot to the printer without incurring added cost, according to the secretary of state's office. Governor Carcieri initially sought to put two questions on this year's ballot: One about voter initiative and the other about caps on increases in taxes and spending.
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