By Dennis Polhill and Elena Nunez February 2013 Coloradans’ constitutional right to initiative and referendum have greatly improved Colorado’s political process. That right must be defended. These critical tools have enabled we,…
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Coloradans’ petition rights attacked in legislature
By Elena Nunez and Dennis Polhill April 28, 2014 https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2014/04/28/coloradans-petition-rights-attacked-in-legislature-2/ Coloradans’ constitutional right to initiative and referendum have greatly improved this state’s political process. That right is under attack, again, in the…
Protecting the People’s Voice: Initiative and Referendum in Colorado (Issue Paper)
Identifying the Obstacles to Colorado’s Initiative and Referendum Process (Issue Paper) Issue Paper By Dennis Polhill 1. Context of the Initiative Process A. IntroductionInitiative and Referendum (I&R) is important to representative democracy…
The Role of I&R in Aiding the Women’s Suffrage Movement (Almanac)
This paper is a chapter from The Initiative & Referendum Almanac. You can purchase the book here. By Dennis Polhill and Kim Garrett(i) One of the first instances of the discussion of women’s suffrage…
Colorado Initiative Usage (Almanac)
This paper is a chapter from The Initiative & Referendum Almanac. You can purchase the book here. By Dennis Polhill The effort for I&R in Colorado was started by Dr. Persifor M. Cooke of…
The Initiative and Referendum Almanac
Dennis Polhill contributed three chapters to The Initiative and Referendum Almanac. You may read his contributions here:The Issue of a National Initiative ProcessThe Role of I&R in Aiding the Women’s Suffrage MovementColorado Initiative…
The Issue of the National Initiative Process (Almanac)
This paper is a chapter from The Initiative & Referendum Almanac. You can purchase the book here. By Dennis Polhill National referendums are a regular event among the world’s democracies. With four national elections…
The Bigger Issue Within The Term Limits Issue
UWSA, February, 1995 By Dennis Polhill The Republican majority in Congress has a serious problem: term limits. Perhaps they didn’t really expect to gain majority control with their promises and “Contract With…
Democracy’s Journey (Unedited Version)
This is the original version of a chapter from The Battle Over Citizen Lawmaking, prior to editing. Also see the published version. By Dennis Polhill The most significant idea of the second millennium is…
Democracy’s Journey (Published Version)
This paper is a chapter from The Battle Over Citizen Lawmaking. You can purchase the book here. Also see the original version of Democracy’s Journey prior to editing. By Dennis Polhill Many historians will argue, and…