Structural Foundations, Triggering Events, and Ballot Initiatives: The Case of Proposition 5
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2001
Abstract
A controversial piece of legislation affecting the taking of wildlife, approved during the 1998 general election by Utah voters, essentially serves as a tool to protect hunting rights. I document the recent increase in use of the ballot initiative process by special interest groups as a mechanism to change wildlife policy. I use Galliher's (1989) structural foundations-triggering events framework to examine how and why laws originate, and I identify specific factors that contributed to the passage of this unique l
Recommended Citation
Wildlife Society Bulletin (1973-2006), Vol. 29, No. 1 (Spring, 2001), pp. 207-210.