NZ has Citizens Initiated Referenda, but they hardly ever get used and even when they are, the results just get ignored by governments. Maybe Citizens Initiated Assemblies would be more functional?

If enough citizens signed a petition on a question, the government would be obliged to commission a citizens' assemblies on it. Unlike a CIR, the legislation could require carefully specifying the question, and make the outcome binding on the government.

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@nicktaylor
> Mini Citizens Assemblies... ie: simply people meeting up IRL to talk

This sounds brilliant, and good on Hallum for somehow organising it while imprisoned! How can we support something like this happening in Aotearoa? Especially in the smaller cities and the regions, where it's even harder to connect with in-person political activity.

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