Resources

As you hear in the series, ballot initiatives are complex and the rules vary from state to state. 

The following resources can help you learn more about what they are and how they are advancing democracy:

Organizations

• Ballot Initiative Strategy Center

• Ballotpedia

• Initiative and Referendum Institute

• National Conference of State Legislatures

Books

• Direct Legislation: Voting on Ballot Propositions in the United States by David Magleby

• Initiatives Without Engagement: A Realistic Appraisal of Direct Democracy’s Secondary Effects by Joshua Dyck and Edward Lascher

• Let the People Rule: How Direct Democracy Can Meet the Populist Challenge by John Matsusaka

• Unrigged: How Americans are Battling Back to Save Democracy by David Daley