For more than a century, Washington voters have had the ability to enact laws through the initiative process. Lawmakers should be reluctant to diminish that right, which is an important method for ...

BOISE – A group of Idaho lawmakers hopes to make it harder to pass citizen-led ballot initiatives, kicking off what is likely to be a protracted fight over the rights residents have to enact ...

JEFFERSON CITY — House resolutions proposing changes to the state’s initiative process got pushback at a hearing Tuesday. Some said proposed changes would effectively limit voting power of urban ...

A bill that would make dramatic changes to the state's initiative and referendum process cleared a Senate committee last week and is expected to be heard by the full Senate soon. Supporters of the ...

JEFFERSON CITY — Clear. Unbiased. Fair. Accurate. These words drove the conversation at the Respect MO Voters Coalition Policy Summit on Sunday, where voters from around Missouri gathered to decide on ...

TALLAHASSEE — A day after the Florida House started moving forward with its version of the plan, the Senate on Friday released a wide-ranging bill that would add restrictions to the state’s ballot ...

TALLAHASSEE — A key Senate panel on Monday approved a measure that would place a number of new restrictions on people and groups seeking to make changes to the state Constitution, the latest move in ...

In theory, it is the quintessence of American democracy: citizens signing petitions to place grass-roots proposals on their election ballot. In practice, voter initiatives are provoking complaints ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Missouri lawmakers will be back in Jefferson City next week to continue the work of this special session that could bring changes to the state’s Congressional map and ...

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