“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 ...

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

Republicans' proposed changes to the initiative petition process would rob Missourians of their right to direct democracy, this writer argues.

The overhaul would give voters in just one congressional district the power to veto an amendment, no matter how popular a ...

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

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

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 ...

Two ballot campaigns with similar measures could be vying for signatures, funding and attention this summer and fall. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas and Protect AR Rights have similar goals -- ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — There are two ballot initiatives to strengthen direct democracy in Arkansas, both facing a more difficult road to the ballot this year because of new state laws that aim to crack ...

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

The vote came more than four hours after the House also advanced a first-in-the-nation plan that would overhaul Missouri's ...

Arkansas Public Policy Panel Executive Director Bill Kopsky discusses a proposed constitutional amendment to preserve direct democracy in Arkansas during a press conference at the state Capitol on May ...