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Republic on Trial: The Case for Representative Democracy

A book by political scientists Alan Rosenthal, John Hibbing, Burdett Loomis and Karl Kurtz that examines the question, Does representative democracy work?

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Table 10.2: Initiative States Ranked in Order of Use, 1990-2001

State

Year Initiative Adopted

Number on Ballot,
1990-2001

Oregon

1902

75

California

1911

66

Colorado

1910

44

Washington

1912

39

Arizona

1910

28

Massachusetts

1918

24

North Dakota

1914

19

Nevada

1904

17

Alaska

1959

16

Maine

1908

14

Missouri

1906

13

South Dakota

1898

13

Montana

1904

12

Nebraska

1912

12

Florida

1972

10

Arkansas

1909

8

Idaho

1912

8

Michigan

1908

8

Ohio

1912

8

Oklahoma

1907

8

Wyoming

1968

8

Utah

1900

5

Mississippi

1992

2

Illinois

1970

0

Source: National Conference of State Legislatures, www.ncsl.org.


Posted 10/16/02

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