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I’m going to be honest, there was a ballot measure on this year’s ballot that I had to read and break down, and idk what my reading level is but it’s more than a 6th grader. I can see how the average person can easily get bamboozled with the way things like that are written.
Was it written in legalese? That's a whole can of worms on its own.
I assume so, which is why I struggled to understand it.
my first election as a snotty teen i had to learn what "eminent domain" meant in the booth, and of course despite taking and passing high school civics i had no conception of why it would be important.
And in some places they won't allow you to have your phone out at all, so you can't even look it up on the fly or keep a note on your phone. Even in states that require in person voting, sample ballots with explanations should be sent out weeks ahead
So much of the minutiae of government/politics is left out of the lexicon in favor of clickbait headlines and 24/7 entertainment politics
Makes sense why you struggled imo
Yes! Sometimes I wonder what would pass if it were written more plainly. Oregon voted down a measure that would only increase taxes on companies making a lot of money and then distribute that money to citizens. Like wtf how could that not pass?
Then they DID vote for a measure that allows the state legislature to impeach members. Literally giving up our power to vote for who we want and letting the politicians kick people out when they feel like it is ridiculous. I bet the first time someone gets impeached it will be a leftist/progressive and not some fucking piece of shit from east Oregon who is literally trying to become Idaho