"[3]:903 Deliberative design features can promote public deliberation prior to and during the referendum vote to increase its actual and perceived legitimacy.
[3]:910 Deliberative referendums encourage open-minded and informed reasoning, rather than rigid "pre-formed opinions".
These include using a citizens' jury to set referendum questions and educate the public, further public education via mandatory interactive tutorials before voting, and focusing referendums on broad values rather than technicalities.
[2]:523 One deliberative referendum method is the Citizens' Initiative Review; this is a randomly-selected body, similar to a citizen's jury, convened specifically to deliberate on a ballot initiative or referendum that voters in the same jurisdiction (such as a city, state, province, or country) will later vote on.
[2]:510 Voter deliberation is significant here as the referendum result could change the state's political status or impact the enjoyment of human rights.