Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has outlined his vision for governance on Mars, proposing direct democracy as the foundation for its future colonists. What Happened: In response to a discussion on X ...

Now, even in a hypothetical scenario where someone gets a proposed amendment on the ballot and that measure passes with 95% ...

The Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade has led to a push for citizens initiatives to enshrine abortion rights. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images In August 2022, a statewide referendum in ...

The most common argument for raising the threshold to pass a citizen-led ballot initiative goes something like this: Raising the required percentage of votes “protects [a state] Constitution from deep ...

Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O'Laughlin, a Shelbina Republican, listens to comments in the Senate chambers on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Jefferson City, Missouri. Lawmakers voted to overhaul the ...

Two ballot campaigns with similar measures could be vying for signatures, funding and attention this summer and fall. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas and Protect AR Rights have similar goals -- ...

Michelle Wolchok, president of the League of Women Voters of Washington County, collects a signature for a ballot measure sponsored by the group on July 2, 2025. Credit: Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas ...

First of all, direct democracy, the democratic regime I’m thinking about, is not paradise on earth. It’s not the perfect regime, and I don’t know what perfect regime means. Cornelius Castoriadis [1] ...

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Washington, D.C. — Michigan is creating a blueprint for the rest of the nation on how to strengthen democracy through voting and representation reforms and how to build an inclusive economy for all ...