Arkansas's motto is Regnat Populus — the People Rule. If Sen. Hammer’s bills become law, the people could only rule if they ...

The guiding principle is that “direct democracy” – which also allows existing laws to be challenged through referendum, as ...

But this heavy-handed assault on direct democracy is not the answer. In 2024, a ballot initiative needed nearly 900,000 valid signatures to make the ballot. DeSantis’s scheme all but guarantees ...

A House committee gave its stamp of approval Wednesday to a bill that would enhance the Arkansas attorney general’s authority ...

The movement has triggered protests in almost every municipality in Serbia, been joined by teachers, lawyers, medical ...

Yellow strips of paper — 215 of them to be exact — were quickly sorted into piles for yes and no on the stage floor of ...

Arkansans’ ability to participate in the democratic process came into focus during the fifth week of the 2025 legislative ...

Ballot Measure Battle Could Curtail South Dakota's Direct Democracy Has South Dakota soured on direct democracy? The answer to that question will be partly answered during the 2025 legislative ...

The guiding principle is that “direct democracy” – which also allows existing laws to be challenged through referendum, as seen with the carbon pipeline debate in 2024 – provides a check ...

Legislators have been more successful curtailing the process with statutory changes in Pierre. From 2018 to 2024, South ...