Question

Which statements correctly describe the referendum process? Check all that apply.

A. A petition must be filed by voters to begin the referendum process.
B. Only new laws or recent amendments to existing laws are considered.
C. The legislature must accept the referendum before it goes to voters.
D. The governor cannot veto a referendum that the voters approve.
E. The referendum becomes law once the governor has signed it.

Answer 1

B is the correct answer. In the referendum process only new laws or recent amendments to existing laws are considered. They allow citizens of many U.S. states - especially in the West - to place new legislation on a popular ballot, or to place legislation that has recently been passed by a legislature on a ballot for a popular vote, being thus a type of direct democracy.