Now, even in a hypothetical scenario where someone gets a proposed amendment on the ballot and that measure passes with 95% ...

Two ballot campaigns with similar measures could be vying for signatures, funding and attention this summer and fall. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas and Protect AR Rights have similar goals -- ...

Once again, Republicans in the Missouri legislature have shown that they have no respect for the voters in Missouri, or democracy. An article in the News-Leader on Sept. 9 detailed how they are ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — There are two ballot initiatives to strengthen direct democracy in Arkansas, both facing a more difficult road to the ballot this year because of new state laws that aim to crack ...

Two bills to place greater state regulations on direct democracy campaigns passed the Arkansas House of Representatives on Tuesday. Senate Bill 208 would require canvassers to check a voter’s photo ID ...

Voters cast their ballots at the Ludwick Community Center in San Luis Obispo on June 5, 2018. California registered voters can find their local polling places for the Tuesday, Nov. 6, election via a ...

Democracy is a simple concept: People exercise their collective agency to rule themselves so they can ensure their own well-being. Democracy is the opposite of autocracy, serving as a disavowal of ...

Younger generations are justifiably critical of a government that has saddled them with this debt burden, and many of them have lost faith in the capitalist system. A recent survey by the CATO ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- The drive for a new direct democracy amendment to the state constitution began Friday, as soon as starting was possible, organizers said. "We wanted to announce last week, but had to ...

Members of Protect AR Rights listen to speakers discuss a proposed constitutional amendment to remove legislative hurdles to direct democracy. Credit: Matt Campbell Arkansas’s attorney general on ...

David joined Raw Story in 2023 after nearly a decade of writing about the legal industry for Bloomberg Law. He is also a co-founder and a commissioning editor at Hypatia Press, a publisher that ...