LinkLinks WAMU: What Happened To The Will Of The People? When Lawmakers Overturn Voter Initiatives By Editor On Oct 3, 2018 49 Share Just four months after District voters approved an initiative to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, the D.C. Council voted to overturn it. It might seem like an odd fate for Initiative 77, which got 55 percent of the popular vote in June. In fact, nationally, it’s not that uncommon for a legislative body to overturn initiatives approved by voters. DC CouncilElectionsInitiative 77Initiatives 49 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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