State laws governing initiative and referendum

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Each of the states with initiative or referendum has its own--often densely complex--set of laws and regulations governing how citizens can enact legislation through direct democracy.

The areas of regulation include:

Specific state laws


Laws governing the initiative process
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Laws governing the initiative process
State overviews

Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Florida · Idaho · Maine · Massachusetts · Michigan · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · New Mexico · Nevada · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · South Dakota · Utah · Washington · Wyoming

Signatures

Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Florida • Idaho • Illinois • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Mexico • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • South Dakota • Utah • Washington • Washington, D.C. • Wyoming

Lawsuits

2010 litigation • 2009 litigation • 2008 litigation • Ballot title litigation • Lawsuit news • Pay-per-signature litigation • Petitioner access • Post-certification signature challenges • Prohibited subjects • Signature challenges • Signature recovery lawsuits • Single-subject lawsuits • Superseding initiatives

Requirements

Access • Badges • Ballot title issues • Deadlines • Defining a signature • Distribution • Pay restrictions • Signature withdrawal • Residency • Signature numbers • Single subject • Signature transcription

Changes

2007 changes • 2008 changes • 2009 changes • Pseudo-reforms of the ballot initiative process

Terms

Ballot summary • Circulation period • Circulator • Circulator affidavit • Forged signature • Fraudulent signature • Invalid signature • Legislative tampering • Paid circulator • Petition • Registered voter • Signer • Valid signature • Volunteer circulator

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