Plain Talk Podcast: Sealing Criminal Records, Blue Laws, Measure 1, and Why Initiated Measures Make for Bad Policy
Are initiated measures a good way to make public policy? I don't think so, and I talk about it in...
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Bill Would Require Double Legislative Approval of Constitutional Amendments Initiated by Petitions
There is a lot of concern among some political observers - including this one - that the initiated measure process...
Print Column: Initiated Measures Have Become the Domain of Rich Donors and Political Professionals
MINOT, N.D. — There are some who defend initiated ballot measures, the method through which distracted voters decide complicated policy...
Print Column: Deep Pocketed Interests Routinely Buy Their Way Onto North Dakota’s Ballot
Criticize North Dakota's initiated measure laws, the process whereby citizens can collect signatures and enact policy directly through a vote,...
Rep. Scott Louser: An Idea for Improving North Dakota’s Initiated Measure Process
As a member appointed to the Initiated and Referred Measures Study Commission, one of the issues being debated is the...
North Dakota’s Initiated Measure Reformers Should Look to Montana
I'm not exactly a fan of legislating at the ballot box, or direct democracy generally. But in particular, I don't...
It’s Not Constitutional to Ban Out of State Money for Initiated Measures
A committee convened by the Legislature to review the initiated measure process met this week, and it seems they're taking...
Initiated Measures Need Checks and Balances Just Like Every Other Type of Policymaking
Any American who has attended a civics class is familiar with the term "checks and balances." It's a term used...
The Initiated Measure Process Has Not Served North Dakota Well
Today the Bismarck Tribune editorializes against a push by lawmakers a bill creating a commission tasked with reviewing our state's initiated...
Video: State Senate Passes Legislation Creating Commission to Review Initiated Measure Process
Today the Senate, on a 38-8 vote, passed SB2135 which creates a commission during the 2017-2019 legislative interim to review...
