The more citizens use their power to advance their interests via ballot iniatives, the more some lawmakers attack the process.

Two ballot titles that would strengthen direct democracy in Arkansas have been approved to begin collecting enough signatures ...

“Politicians in MO are trying to take away voters’ power by ending majority rule and our freedom to have a direct voice in making laws,” M’Evie Mead, the director of strategic partnerships for ...

Supporters of an Ohio constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access cheer its passage at a watch party in Columbus on Nov. 7, 2023. The state’s voters also defeated a legislatively initiated ...

The legislation would weaken the petition process, which has allowed voters to overturn an abortion ban, raise the minimum ...

All state legislators return to Tallahassee today for a one-week special session decreed by Florida’s imperial governor. Ron DeSantis wants to abolish voter initiatives and crack down massively on ...

San Diego homeowners get to contest proposed additions to property tax bills. The increases would pay for additions for trash collection that didn’t exist when voters narrowly approved Measure B in ...

The Gen-Z movement and the Swiss model of direct democracy converge on the same truth: Democracy is strongest when people’s ...

What is wrong with the Progressive Labour Party? The Royal Gazette asked the Premier if he would confirm whether there is an intention to take the issue of full Caricom membership to a public vote or ...