Arkansans who are fighting to keep the direct democracy process in place in the state are collecting signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the November 2026 ballot. "Direct democracy" means ...

The Arkansas attorney general has filed a notice of appeal on behalf of Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester, challenging a federal judge's preliminary injunction against enforcement of several new ...

The Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade has led to a push for citizens initiatives to enshrine abortion rights. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images In August 2022, a statewide referendum in ...

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government ...

U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks on Wednesday (Nov. 19) issued a preliminary injunction to halt enforcement of several new ...

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked enforcement of several Arkansas laws related to the ballot measure process.

Despite Republican legislators' assurances that the attorney general said their anti-democratic bills were legal, several ...

The most common argument for raising the threshold to pass a citizen-led ballot initiative goes something like this: Raising the required percentage of votes “protects [a state] Constitution from deep ...

Switzerland’s recent referendum illustrates this dynamic clearly. A proposal to create a federal inheritance tax on very ...

Since 1911, Californians have possessed powerful tools to control indolent or corrupt politicians. The rights of direct democracy — initiative, referendum and recall — are enshrined in the California ...

Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester issued an appeal for a preliminary injunction blocking ballot initiative laws on ...

In August 2022, a statewide referendum in Kansas saw citizens overwhelmingly reject a plan to insert anti-abortion language into the state’s constitution. It comes as a slew of similar votes on ...