Election year 2024 will see citizen initiatives on the ballot across the country, some focused on abortion rights. But there’s a growing trend of lawmakers altering initiatives after they have passed.
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The recent push in Ohio to pass a constitutional amendment was seen as a move to curb abortion rights. It failed. Two scholars say the ballot measure was really about minority rights in a democracy.
Abortion rights were on the ballot in five states during the midterm elections – all broke in favor of abortion-rights advocates.
Citizens voting directly on policy seems like a good idea. But that led to the Brexit mess in the UK. In the US, two scholars say direct democracy deepens distrust of politics and government.
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Professor, Public Policy and Administration, California State University, Sacramento
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Professor & Chair of Political Science; Director of the Center for Public Opinion, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Health Law and Professor of Law, Boston University
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Professor of Law, Boston University
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Assistant Professor, Political Science, Miami University
