California: Fee hike possible for ballot initiative filing
California lawmakers on Monday endorsed raising the fee to file a ballot initiative, despite concerns that doing so would limit the ability of individuals to put their ideas before voters. The state Assembly voted mostly along partisan lines, 43-22, to raise the filing fee over a six-year period from $200 to $2,000. If the legislation becomes law, it will be the first time the fee is raised since it was imposed in 1943.