Ballot initiative and referendum processes are one way ordinary citizens can be politically influential. They involve gathering of signatures by petition to enable the electorate at large to vote on issues, instead of relying on lawmakers to pass laws.
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The US Constitution provides for a process of submitting a direct vote of the citizens for a approval or rejection. This process is called a referendum.
Carrie Chapman Catt was the female leader who employed a successful strategy on two fronts lobbying the US Congress while using referendum process to pass state suffrage laws.
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When an issue is submitted for direct approval or rejection by the citizens via a vote, it's referred to as a referendum. It deals with a particular proposal.