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Yes, but: Over the years, lawmakers have made the process more difficult for grassroots issues to reach voters, passing laws that riddle it with technicalities and all but require a group to be well-funded to gather petition signatures.
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Worth Sparkman, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Anderson said his company has been stymied by other technicalities with the Live Local Act.
—Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
In the world of business leadership, technicalities matter.
—Andrew Monteyne, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Unlike Anthony, however, Scott Peterson was found guilty of killing his wife and their unborn son; while his conviction was up for appeal on a technicality (improper jury selection), there was no assertion of actual innocence by his defense team.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
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Worth Sparkman, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Anderson said his company has been stymied by other technicalities with the Live Local Act.
—Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
In the world of business leadership, technicalities matter.
—Andrew Monteyne, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Unlike Anthony, however, Scott Peterson was found guilty of killing his wife and their unborn son; while his conviction was up for appeal on a technicality (improper jury selection), there was no assertion of actual innocence by his defense team.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technicality. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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