An initiative enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes or amendments on the ballot. In the direct initiative process, qualified proposals go directly on the ballot. In the indirect process, the proposal must be approved by legislature first. A referendum is a measure that appears on the ballot. Legislatures are often…
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Examples of Direct Democracy
In Iceland, the Pirate Party’s core policies include direct democracy, transparency, civil rights, the right to self-determination, public access to information and responsible decision making. The core policy text forms the basis for all policymaking. The online voting system is the primary method through which Pirates settle disputes and reach consensus on policies. In the United States,…
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