Over 120,000,000 Americans in 24 of the 50 states have the right of Initiative. Most of them have had it for 80 years.
TEXANS DO NOT.
Legislators deny this right to Texans.States with Initiative rights
Colorado
Over 120,000,000 Americans in 24 of the 50 states have the right of Initiative. Most of them have had it for 80 years.
TEXANS DO NOT.
Legislators deny this right to Texans.States with Initiative rights
Colorado
Florida
- Legislative Process is Broken - The Miami Herald
- Florida AG Abuses Single-Subject Rule - Florida Times-Union
Washington
States fighting to get Initiative
- Power to the People -- by Jacquelyn Hart Harrison
- Louisiana Governor Foster wants Initiative Rights for Louisianans
- New York Governor Pataki Proposes
- Limited Form of Initiative and Referendum
- An Attempt to Educate the New York Times on I&R
-- by M. Dane Waters- Status Quo Defenders Attack Voter Initiative Bill
- Virginians Want Initiative and Referendum
Other Countries
"There are those occasions under our form of government when the interests of the represented and the interests of the representatives are at odds. I & R are the means by which the represented assure that their interests ultimately prevail."
John Talley of Longview, Texas
