Some states allow amendments to the Constitution by initiative.

In some states the people may pass laws directly by initiative and referendum.

For the first time citizens would get the right to decide issues by initiative and referendum.

That it was done from the ground up, by local initiative, is not surprising to those who have seen it happen many times.

The state's voters have passed hundreds of laws by initiative over the last 90 years.

In the West, where taxing and spending by initiative has a strong tradition, the balancing act is particularly difficult.

But in the late 1990's, during boom times, voters started mandating by initiative more money for health care and education.

The electorate, however, has the right to initiate constitutional legislation by popular initiative.

Section 1 allows for passage of laws or constitutional amendments by initiative.

Voting on issues by initiative may be available in some jurisdictions but not others.