Sentences with phrase «direct popular vote»

(Nope, the president is not elected by direct popular vote, as you may have thought.)

Those were citizen initiatives to authorize charter schools by direct popular vote, as allowed by the state constitution.

On occasion, they also use the initiative process to put their own bills on the ballot for a direct popular vote.

Not exact matches

A direct election by popular vote would be one, but would require a run - off mechanism.

Given that Senators are elected by popular vote, does this mean that gerrymandering has no direct effect on the election of US Senators?

Again, your initial question reads as if it is your assessment that Americans can legislate through popular vote (Direct Democracy).