Is There a ‘War’ on Direct Democracy? Legislative Efforts to Restrict the Citizen’s Initiative Process, 2018-2023

• In Event: U.S. State Policy Diffusion and Implementation

Brief Overview

I examine the historical and comparative context of efforts to constrain the use of direct democracy in the states, demonstrating that attempts to change initiative rules are consistent with longstanding practices in other settings and eras.

Author

• Kathleen M Ferraiolo, James Madison University