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Initiatives and referendums in the United States
In the
politics of the United States
, the process of
initiatives and referendums
allow citizens of many
U.S. states
to place new
legislation
on a popular ballot, or to place legislation that has recently been passed by a
legislature
on a ballot for a popular
vote
. Initiatives and referendums, along with
recall elections
and popular
primary elections
, are signature reforms of the
Progressive Era
; and they are written into several
state constitutions
, particularly in the
West
.
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