Voters in 24 states and the District of Columbia can bypass their legislatures by gathering signatures to get proposed laws or constitutional amendments on the ballot. But about 40 bills in roughly a ...

Citizen activists could find it harder to get initiatives on next year's ballot in some states. Lawmakers in about a dozen ...

Arizona legislators are proposing to raise the bar for voters to pass new laws at the ballot box ... on Wednesday would require initiatives and referendums to win a supermajority of 60% of ...

Republican elected officials are trying to roll back passed measures and place restrictions on citizen-led initiatives.

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.

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill on Saturday putting new restrictions on how many Oklahomans can sign an ...

While this page has covered rail boondoggles in California and elsewhere, we also look at Seattle, which looked at building a ...

The referendum was on ballots across 14 town elections this month. See the vote totals, next steps and more of Holtec's ...

The organization “Respect Missouri Voters” is calling for volunteers to help gather signatures to get an amendment on the ...

About a dozen Lake County Board of Elections and Registration employees helped Voting System Technical Oversight Program ...

The proposal won approval from both Democrats and Republicans, but fell short of the two-thirds threshold that will be needed ...

Nebraska lawmakers confirm Gov. Jim Pillen's two appointees to the new Medical Marijuana Commission. That's a huge piece in allowing the board — which also includes the members of the Liquor Control ...