Citizens in Charge

At Citizens in Charge Foundation we seek to keep the initiative & referendum process open and accessible for those citizens who have it, and expand the process to those citizens who do not. We believe that the initiative & referendum process is a right that every citizen should have, regardless of what issue or policy they intend to use it for.

One way we seek to keep the process open and accessible is to support dialogue and debate between both supporting and opposing views on a particular ballot measure, and BallotPodium.com provides a great forum for this debate.

We’ve previously blogged about the case in Howard County, Maryland regarding petition signature law and whether or not the County’s interpretation of that law places an unfair burden on citizens trying to put a measure on the ballot. Debate on this case is now posted on BallotPodium here. Make sure to go check it out and comment.