Commitment to democracy under the structure of a republic creates rights and duties for elected representatives. Some are not ...

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

As Americans face the reality of President Donald Trump's second term and the mass firings, takeover of federal agencies by billionaire mogul Elon Musk, and looming trade war that have come with it, ...

A bill moving in the Legislature would make gathering signed petitions — needed to get proposals on the ballot — more expensive and more complicated.

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

Tuesday, a proposed constitutional amendment was submitted to the Arkansas Attorney General to streamline the state's ...

A more precise paraphrase for the Feb. 28 scene perhaps should read like this: “The moral leadership that the United States established in the trenches of WWI in 1917 and ‘18 and reaffirmed on the ...

Investigate the role of direct democracy in Germany as the AfD emerges as a significant political force post-elections.

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

The League of Women Voters of Arkansas is proposing an amendment to the state constitution to overhaul the direct democracy process.