The Progressive movement instilled the concept of rule by the people by the institution of the initiative process which allow citizen to write up constitutional amendments, obtain the necessary signatures to get the proposal on the ballot, and allow the voters to determine if the constitution will or will not be changed. Another method of amending the constitution is through a Legislative referendum, however the voters still have the final say whether the legislative bill will take effect or not. Likewise for an amendment instituted by the constitutional convention. In essence all amendments must go through the ballot box for the voters’ approval. By implementing this progressive provision Arizona tax payers have paid to have sixty-seven constitutional initiative put on the ballot yet only forty-two percent were passed by voters (McClory, Toni, McClory Thomas, 2013). Also Progressive Movement is responsible for the fluctuation that the Arizona Constitution experiences each time there is an election seen by the 151 times the document has been amended (McClory, Toni, McClory Thomas,
The Progressive movement instilled the concept of rule by the people by the institution of the initiative process which allow citizen to write up constitutional amendments, obtain the necessary signatures to get the proposal on the ballot, and allow the voters to determine if the constitution will or will not be changed. Another method of amending the constitution is through a Legislative referendum, however the voters still have the final say whether the legislative bill will take effect or not. Likewise for an amendment instituted by the constitutional convention. In essence all amendments must go through the ballot box for the voters’ approval. By implementing this progressive provision Arizona tax payers have paid to have sixty-seven constitutional initiative put on the ballot yet only forty-two percent were passed by voters (McClory, Toni, McClory Thomas, 2013). Also Progressive Movement is responsible for the fluctuation that the Arizona Constitution experiences each time there is an election seen by the 151 times the document has been amended (McClory, Toni, McClory Thomas,