Citizens in Charge

Erik Hayden recently wrote a piece in Miller-McCune outlining our report card on citizen initiative rights, and comparing it to another organizations similar report. Our comprehensive analysis of the intitiative & referendum process in each of the 50 states and Washington, DC shows that threats to these citizen rights exist all across the country. To see the difference in overall thoroughness between the two different reports click here.

The more restrictions that are placed on citizen’s ability to use the initiative & referendum process, the less power they will have:

“If you make the process easier for the average person it will be easier for the special interests,” said Jacob of the Citizens in Charge Foundation. Still, he cautioned, “the tougher you make the process, the only people who will be able to navigate this system will be the special interests because they have giant war chests and professionals.”

Make sure to check out the article, it’s a good comparison between the two reports.