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Citizens In Charge Citizens in Charge works to protect and expand the ballot initiative and referendum process without regard to partisanship or party.

There is an active effort from the South Dakota legislature to make citizen-initiated lawmaking a thing of the past. The...
08/12/2026

There is an active effort from the South Dakota legislature to make citizen-initiated lawmaking a thing of the past. They must not be allowed to infringe on citizens' rights!

After a three-judge panel upheld a lower court's decision, South Dakota's attorney general requested an 11-judge review.

"The theme of 2026 is the battle over direct democracy availability itself. This is a really powerful tool … and one of ...
07/16/2026

"The theme of 2026 is the battle over direct democracy availability itself. This is a really powerful tool … and one of the most frequent topics that we will see voted on this November is, can voters continue to exercise that right meaningfully?"

— Kelly Hall, Executive Director of the Fairness Project

Several states have ballot measures this year that could raise the thresholds needed to pass state constitutional amendments. Many advocates are critical of such limits on direct democracy.

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