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→See also: clean up & uniformity
It is similar to a [[referendum]], except that a [[referendum]] often involves the legislature while an initiative can completely bypass, and override, the legislature.
It is similar to a [[referendum]], except that a [[referendum]] often involves the legislature while an initiative can completely bypass, and override, the legislature.
27 states, mostly in the South and West, allow initiatives or referenda, and most of those states allow both.<ref>http://www.iandrinstitute.org/statewide_i&r.htm</ref> All states allow some form of the legislative referendum process, whereby the legislature can place an issue on the ballot.
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| [[Arizona]]
| [[Arizona]]
| 230,047<ref>That is the number required in 2008 to amend the constitution. Fewer signatures are required merely to enact a law.[http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0212initiatives0212.html]</ref>
| 230,047<ref>That is the number required in 2008 to amend the constitution. Fewer signatures are required merely to enact a law.[http://www.iandrinstitute.org/New%20IRI%20Website%20Info/I&R%20Research%20and%20History/I&R%20at%20the%20Statewide%20Level/Basic%20steps/Arizona.pdf]</ref>
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| July 3
[http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/initiatives/referenda_2007.aspx Washington State initiatives and referenda]
[http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/initiatives/referenda_2007.aspx Washington State initiatives and referenda]
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<br>[http://www.ballotpedia.org A Wiki devoted to ballot issues: Ballotpedia]
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