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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.
From 2018 to 2023, there were 21 ballot measures related to the citizen-initiated or other ballot measure processes. Voters approved 11 (52.4%) and rejected 10 (47.6%) measures.
"Seven states did soundly declare their support for abortion, active rights via ballot measures and I think there's a bigger conversation of how and why people are able to make that make sense in ...
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 ...
The I&R Institute publishes Ballot Watch, which keeps readers abreast of developments in the world of ballot measures, and monographs on subjects such as its report on tobacco-related initiatives in 2006 [1] and the spill-over impact of ballot initiatives into candidate races. [2]
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 .
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, ...
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