legislation
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“This is really about: Does Fulton County have the right to this property, which is the various election records,” Richard Briffault, the Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation at Columbia Law School, told me.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
Legislation recently passed by MPs resulted in the tightening up of the rules around vaping.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Legislation introduced by lawmakers seeking to expand the TSP hasn’t advanced.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Legislation no longer than one sentence could fix that if deemed necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Direct Legislation: the Initiative and the Referendum.—The legislature is not the only agency for enacting law and determining the public policies of the state.
From Government in the United States National, State and Local by Garner, James Wilford
Vocabulary lists containing legislation
Election Lingo
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13th Amendment (1865)
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19th Amendment (1920)
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