Voters Will Determine Construction Initiatives State and local governments push bonds, but other proposals could impact how industry works
In between state measures on the Nov. 2 election ballot to legalize marijuana, promote shrimp and require minors to get parental permission for abortions, are hundreds of millions of dollars of project finance requests and new initiatives that could end planned projects and change how engineers and contractors conduct their business.
With a presidential election at stake this year, ballot measures are up compared to 2002. There are a total of 163 facing voters on Nov. 2, says the National Conference of State Legislatures, "but nowhere near the high water mark of 1996," it adds.