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By the People: Expanding Citizen-Led Policy in the United States
Amid deepening political dysfunction and distrust, ballot initiatives offer a time-tested mechanism for democratic correction and renewal.
Expanding Citizen-Led Policy
A project of Political Reform
Amid deepening political dysfunction and distrust, ballot initiatives offer a time-tested mechanism for democratic correction. At the state level, these citizen-led ballot measures鈥攕ometimes referred to as direct democracy or initiative and referendum (I&R)鈥攁llow voters to propose and vote on legislation or constitutional amendments, bypassing state legislatures when necessary to advance policies with broad public support.
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Expanding Citizen-Led Policy, a project of 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 Political Reform program, maps the uneven landscape of citizen-led policymaking in the United States, evaluates the feasibility and advantages of expanding ballot initiative processes to more states, and identifies strategic paths reformers might take toward that goal.
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Oscar Pocasangre
Senior Data Analyst, Political Reform Program
Mark Schmitt
Senior Director, Political Reform Program
Maresa Strano
Deputy Director, Political Reform Program