Citizen initiative Archives | American Democracy Minute

Early Election Turnout for Ohio Legislature’s Anti-Voter Constitutional Amendment Strong, as Century-Old Pro-Voter Ballot Initiative Rules Hang in the Balance

July 16, 2023July 16, 2023

Reports from around Ohio suggest a strong early voting turnout for a constitutional ballot question designed to defeat a November question on reproductive rights. Issue 1 would change the threshold to pass for ALL Ohio ballot questions from 50% plus one to 60%, and importantly, require qualifying signatures from 5% of voters in each Ohio county.

2023 Anti-Voter Predictions – Citizen Ballot Initiatives Likely Targets of Anti-Voter Legislatures

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

This week, we’re making predictions on what state democracy legislation we’ll see in 2023. Last year, some of the most significant state democracy reforms came from citizen ballot initiatives – so we predict you’ll see anti-voter legislatures attempt to make restrictions to the citizen ballot initiative process.

Nevada Citizen Initiative Takes Step Toward Ranked Choice Voting & Open Primaries

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

Today, we’re in Nevada, where a citizen initiative passed November 8th, clearing its first hurdle to add ranked choice voting and open primaries to the Nevada constitution.

American Democracy Minute for May 3, 2022: Ranked Choice Voting on the Move in MO, NV

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

We noted yesterday that Governor Ron Desantis just signed a bill which banned ranked choice voting in Florida. But ballot initiatives to implement RCV in Missouri and Nevada are picking up steam.