Citizens in half the states have the power to place initiatives or referendums on the ballot. That process is under threat, ...

As Americans face the reality of President Donald Trump's second term and the mass firings, takeover of federal agencies by ...

The League of Women Voters of Arkansas is proposing an amendment to the state constitution to overhaul the direct democracy process.

A Senate bill moving forward would put more barriers in the way of residents wanting to bypass the Legislature with an initiative petition ...

He is also the Director of International Relations at the Swiss Democracy Foundation, Co-president of the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy and Co-initiator of the International League of ...

Read more: Digital citizens could shake up democracy in Switzerland and beyond ... The wave of disinformation is expected to particularly affect direct democracies such as Switzerland or many ...

Particularly, there has been a proliferation of direct democracy to pursue constitutional change.[4] Increasingly, referendums are held on important questions, such as the upcoming Turkish ...

Those seeking to dial back direct democracy point to cautionary tales such as Marsy’s Law, a 2016 victims’ rights measure passed in South Dakota as a constitutional amendment as part of a ...

Instead, direct democracy would be attainable only to a cadre of for-profit political operations with deep pockets and greater capacity to wade through additional red tape. These bills aim to ...

Two bills to place greater state regulations on direct democracy campaigns passed the Arkansas House of Representatives on Tuesday.