Voter anger about the size of government will be tested directly Nov. 2 in a series of sweeping statewide ballot measures that would dramatically slash taxes or, in a few cases, raise them.
Nearly 100 statewide ballot measures on taxing and spending will dominate the list of ballot initiatives next month, reports the National Taxpayers Union, which advocates lower taxes. More than 450 local tax issues will be considered in 33 states, too.
Social issues will be nearly absent from the ballot in this time of economic turmoil. For the first time in a decade, gay marriage won’t be voted on. Only one abortion measure, in Colorado, will be decided.
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