Initiative
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Initiative, means an electoral process by which a percentage of voters can propose legislation and compel a vote on it by the legislature or by the full electorate. Recognised in some State Constitutions, the initiative is one of the few methods of direct democracy in an otherwise representative system, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 788.
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