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'''Ballot initiatives''' for voters to directly pass laws, usually based on which side of the issue spends more, is allowed in about half the states based on their state constitutions.  Ending the harm repeatedly caused by this form of [[direct democracy]] requires amending their constitutions.

'''Ballot initiatives''' for voters to directly pass laws, usually based on which side of the issue spends more, is allowed in about half the states based on their state constitutions.  Ending the harm repeatedly caused by this form of [[direct democracy]] requires amending their constitutions.

Some states have increased the threshold for enacting a ballot initative: 66% in [[New Hampshire]], 60% in [[Florida]], and 55% in [[Colorado]].  In 1998 in [[Utah]], the threshold for ballot initiatives concerning the wildlife was increased to 66%.<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Utah_Proposition_5,_Two-Thirds_Vote_Requirement_for_Hunting-Related_Initiatives_Amendment_(1998)</ref>  The Utah supermajority requirement was upheld by the [[Tenth Circuit]] ''[[en banc]]'' in ''Initiative & Referendum Inst. v. Walker'', 450 F.3d 1082 (10th Cir. 2006) (McConnell, J.).

Some states have increased the threshold for enacting a ballot initiative: 66% in [[New Hampshire]], 60% in [[Florida]], and 55% in [[Colorado]].  In 1998 in [[Utah]], the threshold for ballot initiatives concerning the wildlife was increased to 66%.<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Utah_Proposition_5,_Two-Thirds_Vote_Requirement_for_Hunting-Related_Initiatives_Amendment_(1998)</ref>  The Utah supermajority requirement was upheld by the [[Tenth Circuit]] ''[[en banc]]'' in ''Initiative & Referendum Inst. v. Walker'', 450 F.3d 1082 (10th Cir. 2006) (McConnell, J.).

''See also'' [[Ohio Issue 1]]. "Of the 50 states, only 17 allow citizens to spearhead constitutional amendments. [[Ohio]] is one of those 17."<ref>https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/07/secretary-of-state-visits-mansfield-to-rally-support-for-issue-1/70543981007/</ref>

''See also'' [[Ohio Issue 1]]. "Of the 50 states, only 17 allow citizens to spearhead constitutional amendments. [[Ohio]] is one of those 17."<ref>https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/07/secretary-of-state-visits-mansfield-to-rally-support-for-issue-1/70543981007/</ref>

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