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Initiatives and referendums—collectively known as "ballot measures", "propositions", or simply "questions"—differ from most legislation passed by representative democracies; ordinarily, an elected legislative body develops and passes laws. Initiatives and referendums, by contrast, allow citizens to vote directly on legislation.
Preferential ballots as used in single transferable voting necessitate different ballot design compared to X voting under first-past-the-post voting and some other systems. Scrutineering (election monitoring by candidates, political parties, etc.) Safety of voters and election workers; Measures against bribery, coercion, and conflicts of interest
Abortion ballot initiatives in certain US states are important this November, but it’s critical to remember the extent to which abortion is on the ballot in every state, ...
A popular initiative (also citizens' initiative) is a form of direct democracy by which a petition meeting certain hurdles can force a legal procedure on a proposition. In direct initiative , the proposition is put directly to a plebiscite or referendum , also called a popular initiated referendum or citizen-initiated referendum .
Supporters of CI-126 and CI-127, the two citizen-led election reform initiatives, are attempting to qualify for the November ballot by gathering signatures from across the state. Each initiative ...
OPINION: Here are some of the ballot measures that give voters the power to directly affect the issues that impact Black America. The post TheGrio’s guide to state ballot initiatives appeared ...
A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a direct vote by the electorate (rather than their representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. [1] A referendum may be either binding (resulting in the adoption of a new policy ) or advisory (functioning like a large-scale opinion poll ).
“In most cases, if citizens are going to all the pain of putting an initiative on the ballot, it’s because the Legislature had refused to act on an issue of urgent public concern, and ...