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Direct Democracy
1. Referendum
Voters go to the polls
2. Initiative
Voters get something put on the ballot
! then go to the polls
3. Recall
Removal of an elected official from office
Referendum
Initiative
Citizen-initiated!
Initiative Campaigns
Local Initiatives
Local Initiatives
Term limits
Limit # of times officials can run for office
(Unlikely to be proposed by state lege)
FOR
Legislators dont become career politicians
More open seat races, competitiveness, & variation
Looking ahead: advantage of incumbency
AGAINST
Restricts the peoples choice
Career politicians have institutional knowledge, expertise, & know-how
Less reliant on lobbyists, staff, & bureaucrats for policy info
Recall
The Recall
NOT impeachment
political, not criminal
A primal response to
political dysfunction?
The Recall
More variation!
Signature requirements for recall
Method of appointing successor
Recall