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

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

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

The amendment would undo many of the anti-democracy measures passed by legislators in recent years and prevent them from ...

State lawmakers have fast-tracked a package of bills that will make it nearly impossible for grassroots movements to bring ...

The company's proposed headquarters and associated mixed-use development are the target of a referendum attempt, trying to ...

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

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 ...

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

He covers direct democracy and politics and is usually in Bern. As polls predicted, the AfD has won more than a fifth of votes in federal elections, making it the second largest political force in ...