04528nam 2200577 450 991081481150332120230803205825.01-4384-5339-6(CKB)3710000000268107(EBL)3408938(SSID)ssj0001352702(PQKBManifestationID)12520489(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001352702(PQKBWorkID)11311892(PQKB)10078007(MiAaPQ)EBC3408938(Au-PeEL)EBL3408938(CaPaEBR)ebr10951602(OCoLC)893679932(EXLCZ)99371000000026810720141018h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe initiative citizen lawmaking /Joseph F. ZimmermanSecond edition.Albany, New York :SUNY Press,2014.©20141 online resource (250 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4384-5337-X Includes bibliographical references and index.""Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations ""; ""Preface ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Chapter 1: Citizen Lawmaking ""; ""Origin and Spread of the Initiative""; ""The Initiative ""; ""Views of Advocates and Critics ""; ""Advocates ""; ""Critics ""; ""The Initiative and Democratic Lawmaking ""; ""Chapter 2: The Legal Foundation ""; ""Restrictions on Use ""; ""Judicial Interpretation ""; ""Petition Requirements ""; ""Conference with Sponsors ""; ""Ballot Title and Summary ""; ""Estimate of Cost ""; ""Printing of Petitions ""; ""Signature Requirements and Deadline ""; ""Paid Petition Circulators """"Withdrawal of Signatures """"Petition Verification ""; ""Voter Information Pamphlets ""; ""A General or a Special Election? ""; ""Approval Requirements ""; ""Amendment and Repeal ""; ""Summary ""; ""Chapter 3: The Initiative in Court ""; ""Legal Issues ""; ""Scope of the Initiative Power ""; ""Resident Petitioner Circulators ""; ""Solicitation of Signatues on Postal Property ""; ""Petition and Handbill Circulators ""; ""Signature Solicitation on Private Property ""; ""Privacy of Petition Signers ""; ""Petition Signatures Requirements ""; ""Petition Fraud ""; ""Single Subject Requirement """"Number of Ballot Questions """"Ballot Language ""; ""Congressional Preemption ""; ""State Preemption ""; ""Limited Constitutional Convention ""; ""Excluded Subjects ""; ""Legislative Reapportionment ""; ""Legislative Organization and Rules ""; ""Balanced Federal Budget ""; ""Initiative Campaign Finance ""; ""Financial Disclosure ""; ""Required Approval Majority ""; ""Equal Protection Rights ""; ""Radioactive Wastes ""; ""Summary ""; ""Chapter 4: Initiative Campaigns ""; ""State Initiative Propositions ""; ""Early Use ""; ""More Recent Use ""; ""Environmental Protection """"Legislative Procedures """"Term Limits ""; ""Tax Limits ""; ""Cigarette Excise Tax ""; ""Homosexual Rights and Same-Sex Marriage ""; ""Undocumented Immigrants ""; ""Assisted Suicide ""; ""Medical Use of Marijuana ""; ""Affirmative Action ""; ""Bilingual Education ""; ""Minorities ""; ""Gambling ""; ""Gun Control ""; ""Campaign Finance ""; ""Eminent Domain ""; ""Local Initiative Propositions ""; ""Summary ""; ""Chapter 5: The Initiative: An Evaluation ""; ""Arguments in Favor ""; ""The Sovereign Citizen ""; ""More Representative Legislative Bodies ""; ""Facillitates Major Reforms """"Enhanced Citizen Participation Opportunities """"Increased Citizen Interest in Public Affairs ""; ""Educational Function ""; ""Shorter Constitutions and Charters ""; ""Arguments in Opposition ""; ""An Undemocratic Process ""; ""Destruction of Distinction between Constitutional and Statutory Law ""; ""Two Coordinate Law-Making Bodies ""; ""Poorly Drafted Laws ""; ""Legislators Enact Better Laws ""; ""Propostions Poorly Coordinated with Other Statutes ""; ""Focus on Single Issues ""; ""Oversimplication of Issues ""; ""Campaigns Mislead the Public ""; ""Confusing Proposition Wording """"Use by Special Interests ""ReferendumUnited StatesReferendum328.2/20973Zimmerman Joseph Francis1928-275771MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814811503321The initiative3925096UNINA