This statement summarizes the best arguments, pros, and cons and lists the number of panelists who recommended voting for and against the initiative.
[4] A Citizens' Initiative Review aims to strengthen the quality and impact of the public voice in elections and government decisions.
[6] Under a CIR, voters are sent a one-pager of citizens' findings about facts as well as pros and cons about the proposed initiative after careful study and deliberation.
[4] Vote tallies of the participants' final position on the issue have fallen out of favor given the groups often aren't large enough to be statistically significant.
[10] The state of Oregon created the first permanent Citizens' Initiative Review in 2010, while pilots have been run in places including Colorado,[11] Arizona,[12] Massachusetts,[13] Sion (Switzerland)[14] and Finland.