Two lawsuits have been filed against an Oklahoma law that limits the number of initiative petition signatures that can be collected from a single county.

Two proponents of State Question 836, which would change the primary election process in Oklahoma, have filed a lawsuit in the Oklahoma Supreme Court challengin ...

Oklahoma’s political leaders just made democracy a luxury item. Gov. Kevin Stitt may not have outlawed citizen-led ballot initiatives when he signed Senate Bill 1027 into law, but for the average ...

Dane Waters is head of the University of Southern California's nonpartisan Initiative and Referendum Institute. Mr. Waters, in your view, what's the role of this citizen ballot initiative in our ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A citizen ballot initiative could significantly change how people get health care coverage in Utah, if it can clear some big hurdles to get on the ballot next year. "We are ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — “Fear and uncertainty” about a new law targeting the state’s ballot-initiative process has led to a significant drop in people working to collect signatures for 2026 ...

A ballot initiative proposal that would require developers to provide one-third of their units at affordable prices if they want to use the City of Bozeman’s cash-in-lieu of water-rights option ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A fight over how easy it should be to change the state's constitution is escalating with this year's second direct democracy ballot initiative. 'Protect AR Rights' is now ...

Backers of a ballot proposal aimed at expanding Medicaid coverage in Florida quickly filed a lawsuit Sunday challenging a measure approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature that imposes ...

Citizen activists supporting a public vote on important issues could have to brush up on their reading, writing and arithmetic if they want to get their initiatives on next year’s ballot in some ...

Restrictions on petition canvassersBecause initiative petitions require thousands of signatures to qualify for the ballot, groups sponsoring them often pay people to solicit signatures outside ...

Citizen activists supporting a public vote on important issues could have to brush up on their reading, writing and arithmetic if they want to get their initiatives on next year’s ballot in some ...