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A process of a participatory democracy that empowers the people to propose legislation and to enact or reject the laws at the polls independent of the lawmaking power of the governing body. The purpose of an initiative, which is a type of election commenced and carried out by the people, is to permit the electorate to resolve questions where their elected representatives fail to do so or refuse to proceed with a change that the public desires. INITIATIVE, French law. The name given to the important prerogative given by the charte constitutionelle, art. 16, to the late king to propose through his ministers projects of laws. 1 Toull. n. 39. See Veto. |
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Competing initiatives seeking to modify the state's 1994 ``three strikes, you're out'' law have been filed with the Attorney General's Office. Over the last 12 months, several of your teams have suggested key strategic initiatives that could catapult the company's sales from $300 million to $600 million over the next four years. After weeks of gathering hundreds of thousands of signatures, proponents of all the initiatives vying for qualification on a statewide special election ballot are wondering whether there will be a special election after all. |
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