A House committee decided to flout democratic processes, deciding to vote on a bill without input from the public due to icy ...

The guiding principle is that “direct democracy” – which also allows existing laws to be challenged through referendum, as ...

Ecuador’s electorate will go to a runoff vote in April in a highly polarized climate. At stake is a broader political struggle between authoritarianism and democracy.

But this heavy-handed assault on direct democracy is not the answer. In 2024, a ballot initiative needed nearly 900,000 valid signatures to make the ballot. DeSantis’s scheme all but guarantees ...

A divided House committee on Monday advanced two bills to regulate how signatures are gathered in Arkansas for citizen-led ...

Arkansas's motto is Regnat Populus — the People Rule. If Sen. Hammer’s bills become law, the people could only rule if they ...

State Rep. Kim Hammer’s proposals appear to violate the Arkansas Constitution, which only allows legal restrictions on the ...

Small communities can practise direct democracy: people meet and decide, or vote, on decisions concerning them all. In large ...

Ballot Measure Battle Could Curtail South Dakota's Direct Democracy Has South Dakota soured on direct democracy? The answer to that question will be partly answered during the 2025 legislative ...

The guiding principle is that “direct democracy” – which also allows existing laws to be challenged through referendum, as seen with the carbon pipeline debate in 2024 – provides a check ...