Procedura stanowej inicjatywy obywatelskiej w Kalifornii
Statewide initiative procedure in California

Summary/Abstract: California is well known for its widespread use of direct democracy institutions, specially the initiative, which permits citizens to qualify a measure for the ballot and to vote directly on amendments to the California Constitution and state statutes without any participation of representative bodies. Statewide initiative procedure is determined by the provisions of State Constitution and state statutes. The Author identifies three steps in the process of qualifying an initiative measure for the ballot and certain subject restrictions which limit the scope of the proposed amendments and statutes, mainly the Supremacy Clause of Federal Constitution and single subject rule. He concludes that state initiative procedure in California is similar to initiative procedures in other US states, in general. The differences possible to identify are: required number of signatures, petition circulation period, signatures distribution.

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