Lawmaking By Initiative
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Lawmaking By Initiative
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Author : Philip L. Dubois
language : en
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Release Date : 1998
Lawmaking By Initiative written by Philip L. Dubois and has been published by Algora Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Political Science categories.
This book describes the history of the initiative process and the major issues that have arisen during its increasing use in recent years. By elucidating the problems that have arisen and their possible solutions, the authors seek both to inform the debate about the wisdom of the initiative and to offer suggestions for improvement to jurisdictions that choose to use the process. With the aid of more than 40 charts and tables, the authors compare the major features of the initiative in the American jurisdictions that have adopted the procedure-24 states and the District of Columbia. They draw particularly on the experience in California, the most frequent U.S. user of the initiative and a major battleground in the development of ideas about the process. The book also discusses the use of the initiative in other countries, particularly Switzerland, where the process originated and the only other major country in the world that makes extensive use of the initiative today.
Lawmaking By Initiative
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Lawmaking By Initiative written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Initiative, Right of categories.
The Initiative
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Author : Joseph F. Zimmerman
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2014-10-07
The Initiative written by Joseph F. Zimmerman and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-07 with Political Science categories.
Examines the origins, spread, and effectiveness of the initiative. The initiative is the product of the populist movement, which in the late nineteenth century sought to increase voter control of what were viewed as unrepresentative state and local governments. Today, twenty-four states allow registered voters to place proposed state laws on the referendum ballot, and eighteen states authorize voters to place proposed state constitutional amendments on the referendum ballot by collecting a specified number of valid voter signatures. Numerous local governments have a charter provision or a state law provision allowing voters to employ the popular lawmaking device. In The Initiative, Second Edition, Joseph F. Zimmerman traces the origin and spread of the initiative in the United States. The initiative has been a controversial device since first being introduced in South Dakota in 1898, with arguments both in support and in opposition. Zimmerman examines and evaluates both the legal foundation of the initiative, and the arguments against its use. He then concludes with a chapter that develops model constitutional, statutory, and local government charter provisions to assist jurisdictions and their voters contemplating adoption of the initiative or amendment of already existing constitutional, statutory, and charter initiative provisions. Joseph F. Zimmerman is Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, State University of New York. His many books include State-Local Governmental Interactions; Interstate Water Compacts: Intergovernmental Efforts to Manage America’s Water Resources; and The Recall, Second Edition: Tribunal of the People, all published by SUNY Press.
The Battle Over Citizen Lawmaking
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Author : M. Dane Waters
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Battle Over Citizen Lawmaking written by M. Dane Waters and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Law categories.
There is little doubt that in recent years the initiative process has become one of the most important mechanisms for altering and influencing public policy at every level of government. In the last two years alone, utilizing the initiative process, citizens were heard on affirmative action, educational reform, term limits, tax reform, campaign finance reform, animal protection, drug policy reform, and the environment. However, the initiative process has fallen prey to its own success. Lawmakers who have been most affected by this citizen's tool have struck back by imposing new regulations on the process -- regulations that serve no purpose but to deprive the citizens of the only avenue available to them to reign in unresponsive government. These regulations have generated many questions that have so far remained unanswered or have been discussed only in specialist journals. There are legal questions about signature gathering and limits on campaign spending, political questions about implementing the relevant statutes, and philosophical questions about equality and freedom of expression. The Battle Over Citizen Lawmaking discusses the evolution of the initiative and referendum process, the need for the process, how it has been utilized, the impetus for new regulations, the major regulations that have been imposed, the role the courts have played in regulating the initiative and referendum process, what role money plays, and how the process has been regulated in other countries. This book comprehensively addresses these issues from the viewpoint of leading scholars, opinion leaders, journalists, elected officials, activists, and attorneys. "Dane Waters has done a commendable job in bringing a focus to an edited book project that provides a new perspective on the growing literature on direct democracy. The emphasis on a legal perspective may even help bring the topic to greater attention in classes on law and politics." -- The Journal of Politics, February 2002
Direct Democracy
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Author : Thomas E. Cronin
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 1999
Direct Democracy written by Thomas E. Cronin and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Populism categories.
The Initiative
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Author : Joseph Francis Zimmerman
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1999
The Initiative written by Joseph Francis Zimmerman and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Political Science categories.
The Initiative is a device that allows voters to propose and ratify constitutional amendments, city charter amendments, statutes, and ordinances. The Initiative is a citizen solution to the problem of unrepresentative legislative bodies that are more responsive to special interests than to the voters. Although the use of the Initiative has been subjected to strong criticism--deservingly so in California--the device generally has not been overused and has been effective when employed.
Direct Elections And Law Making By Popular Vote The Initiative The Referendum The Recall Commission Government For Cities Preferential Voting
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Author : Edwin M. (Edwin Monroe) Bacon
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2012-08-01
Direct Elections And Law Making By Popular Vote The Initiative The Referendum The Recall Commission Government For Cities Preferential Voting written by Edwin M. (Edwin Monroe) Bacon and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-01 with categories.
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Democratic Delusions
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Author : Richard J. Ellis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Democratic Delusions written by Richard J. Ellis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Political Science categories.
It is becoming common in many states: the opportunity to reclaim government from politicians by simply signing a petition to put an initiative on the ballot and then voting for it. Isn't this what America ought to be about? Proposition 13 in California's 1978 election paved the way; the past decade saw more than 450 such actions; now in many states direct legislation dominates the political agenda and defines political—and public-opinion. While this may appear to be democracy in action, Richard Ellis warns us that the initiative process may be putting democracy at risk. In Democratic Delusions he offers a critical analysis of the statewide initiative process in the United States, challenging readers to look beyond populist rhetoric and face political reality. Through engaging prose and illuminating (and often amusing) anecdotes, Ellis shows readers the "dark side" of direct democracy—specifically the undemocratic consequences that result from relying too heavily on the initiative process. He provides historic context to the development of initiatives-from their Populist and Progress roots to their accelerated use in recent decades-and shows the differences between initiative processes in the states that use them. Most important, while acknowledging the positive contribution of initiatives, Ellis shows that there are reasons to use them carefully and sparingly: ill-considered initiatives can subvert normal legislative checks and balances, undermine the deliberative process, and even threaten the rights of minority groups through state-sanctioned measures. Today's initiative process, Ellis warns, is dominated not by ordinary citizens but by politicians, perennial activists, wealthy interests, and well-oiled machines. Deliberately misleading language on the ballot confuses voters and influences election results. And because many initiatives are challenged in the courts, these ostensibly democratic procedures have now put legislation in the hands of the judiciary. Throughout his book he cites examples drawn from states in which initiatives are used intensively—Oregon, California, Colorado, Washington, and Arizona-as well as others in which their use has increased in recent years. Undoing mistakes enacted by initiative can be more difficult than correcting errors of legislatures. As voters prepare to consider the host of initiatives that will be offered in the 2002 elections, this book can help put those efforts in a clearer light. Democratic Delusions urges moderation, attempting to teach citizens to be at least as skeptical of the initiative process as they are of the legislative process—and to appreciate the enduring value of the representative institutions they seek to circumvent.
Legislative Principles
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Author : Robert Luce
language : en
Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Release Date : 2006
Legislative Principles written by Robert Luce and has been published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Legislation categories.
Direct Elections And Law Making By Popular Vote
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Author : Edwin Monroe Bacon
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2013-12
Direct Elections And Law Making By Popular Vote written by Edwin Monroe Bacon and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12 with categories.
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