The proposal would limit lawmakers' role in ballot measures and streamline Arkansas' direct democracy process.

The proposed ballot measure, aimed at 2026, will require only a simple majority of voters across Sonoma and Marin counties to ...

As we consider bringing ballot initiatives to more U.S. states, what can we learn from the past century of experience with ...

Throughout the 2025 legislative session the question was asked over and over and over again: Should the Legislature take ...

Republican lawmakers are working to cut off ballot measures that enact progressive policies by making it harder for ...

Dane Waters, head of the non-partisan Initiative ... whether a ballot measure passes or not. We spoke to Kelly Hall, the executive director of the Fairness Project, which is a progressive group ...

In Missouri, the 2025 legislative session was dominated by Republican lawmakers trying to reverse two major measures ... backed initiatives with little political risk. Direct democracy in the United ...

Most of the new restrictions come from Republican lawmakers in states where petitions have been used to place abortion rights, marijuana legalization and other progressive initiatives on the ballot.

marijuana legalization and other progressive initiatives on the ballot. GOP lawmakers contend their measures are shielding state constitutions from outside interests. “This is not a bill to ...

marijuana legalization and other progressive initiatives on the ballot. GOP lawmakers contend their measures are shielding state constitutions from outside interests. “This is not a bill to ...