Daniel Smith
Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida and nationally recognized expert on direct democracy, ballot initiatives, and voting rights.
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Sep 22, 2026
Alexandria BatalHOST
How does Florida's ballot initiative process compare to the ballot initiative process in other states?
Daniel SmithGUEST
Floridians adopted and added to that Constitution the right to amend the Constitution directly through citizen initiative.
Daniel SmithGUEST
Other states, California, Colorado, Montana, it's the turn of last century in the 1900s, early 1910s.
Daniel SmithGUEST
And as a result, many restrictions were placed on the process that these other states that had a 70-year process didn't have.
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Alexandria BatalHOST
From your perspective, is it an overstatement or is it an accurate description of what the law does when people say this bill guts direct democracy?