The practice of citizen-originated ballot measures began 125 years ago when South Dakota became the first in the nation to enact a statewide initiative and referendum process.
But some still invoke his name in their fight to preserve voters’ ballot measure rights.
“It represents for me the fundamental idea of the equal dignity of every human being,” said Heidelberger, who blogs about South Dakota politics.
The political conditions were brief but just right in 1897 for lawmakers to approve it; voters passed it the following year.
In a memoir compiled by the state Socialist Party, Haire is credited with writing the amendment itself.
Persons:
it’s, Robert W, Cory Heidelberger, ”, Heidelberger, Pierre, Haire, Ohioans, “ That’s, John Matsusaka, “, can’t, ” Matsusaka, ” David Schmidt, Drey Samuelson, Sen, Tim Johnson of, you’re, Samuelson, Janine Giordano Drake, Republican State Sen, Michael Rohl, Rohl, ’, Rohl didn’t, Sister Kathleen Bierne, Drake, ” Drake, Bierne, “ We’ve, Father Haire’s, Jesus ’, Eugene Debs, Liz May, Tom Heinz, Heinz, ain’t
Organizations:
Republican, Socialist Party, it’s, University of Southern California’s Initiative, Referendum, “ Citizen, U.S, Indiana University, Christian Socialist, Catholic, Republican State, Associated Press, Michigan, Aberdeen News, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP
Locations:
U.S, Ohio, South Dakota, Dakotans, Dakota, California, Tim Johnson of South Dakota, state’s, Brown, Aberdeen