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3Direct DemocracyInternational IDEA Constitution-Building PrimerInternational IDEA Constiution-Building Primer 3Elliot BulmerDirect DemocracyInternational IDEA Constitution-Building Primer 3 2017 International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)Second edition First published in 2014 by International IDEA International IDEA publications are independent of specific national or political interests. Views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the views of International IDEA, its Board or its Council electronic version of this publication is available under a Creative Commons Attribute-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA ) licence.

public to vote directly on a proposed constitutional amendment, law, treaty or policy decision. The most important forms of direct democracy covered in this Primer are referendums and initiatives. Advantages and risks Direct democracy enables people to vote on important issues that may be

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