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Article: Initiative, Referendum, and Recall--not available in New York.(New York State News)
- Article from:
- The Informed Constituent (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- July 1, 2006
- Author:
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Currently, half the U.S., excluding New York State, has the power to exercise at least one of three popular devices that give citizens the rare opportunity to have control over legislative actions and unfavorable laws in their state. Often called direct or participant democracy, they are known as Initiative, Referendum, and Recall, constitutional amendments that give citizens the power to create their own laws, vote on laws that have been enacted, or remove elected officials from office.
Put in simplest terms, the Initiative allows citizens to both introduce and enact laws and constitutional amendments and place them on a ballot for a popular vote, the Referendum ...
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