As a result, people often believe the only way to see legislation achieved in these areas is through the initiative process. In Alaska, initiatives related to moving the capital from Juneau to the southcentral region of the state have appeared on the ballot five times in the past 36 years. Initiatives related to abortion, refundable deposits on beverage containers, a nuclear weapons freeze, gambling, subsistence, and the disposal of state lands have also appeared on the ballot. So the point may be well taken, for these issues were hotly contested here. Initiative campaigns are influenced by money.
Voters are incompetent to decide complex issues.
Initiatives are poorly written. Initiatives are often unconstitutional. There are too many initiatives on the ballot. Initiatives cause ballot clutter. Voters do not like long ballots.