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Katherine Paul

What states have no provisions whatsoever for direct democracy (at the county and municipal levels)? No initiative, referendum or recall provisions?

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Pamela Weir

Hi Katherine,

According to the Initiative and Referendum Institute, there are 23 states without initiative or referendum provisions. (Check out http://www.iandrinstitute.org/statewide_i%26r.htm for the specific breakdown)

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, there are 19 states that do not allow recall of state and/or local officials. (You can find the list of states that do allow recalls at these two links: http://www.ncsl.org/LegislaturesElections/ElectionsCampaigns/RecallofStateOfficials/tabid/16581/Default.aspx and http://www.ncsl.org/Default.aspx?TabId=16540).

Based on my research, the 12 states that offer no direct democracy provisions whatsoever are: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia

I hope this is helpful.

Pamela Weir
Management Intern
Alliance for Innovation

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