Proposal 1: Including Parties’ Endorsements on the Ballot

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I recommend that states include political parties’ initiative endorsements on the ballot. Prior to the printing of the ballot pamphlet, ballot-qualified parties’ state central committees could submit their endorsements to the Secretary of State. Parties’ names would then be listed in the pamphlet and on the ballot, in alphabetical order, alongside the measures they support. Voters would see something similar to the following:

Proposition 1 Lower Sales Tax The Libertarian and Republican parties endorse this initiative.	Yes	No
Proposition 5 Clean Energy Initiative The Democratic, Green, and Peace & Freedom parties endorse this initiative.	Yes	No
Proposition 14 Top Two Primary No parties endorse this initiative.	Yes	No
Proposition 19 Marijuana Legalization The Green, Libertarian, and Peace & Freedom parties endorse this initiative.	Yes	No