In recent years, there have been several referendums placed on the ballot by groups of citizens that felt that the Utah legislature was not listening to them. After passing these referendums at the ballot box, the legislature still went to the effort to reverse or weaken the laws/programs created by these referendums. Rather than listening to the people, the legislature has since made efforts to make it harder for citizens to put a referendum on the ballot.
Referendums are a symptom of unhealthy representation. We need to eliminate the Republican supermajority and balance out the power in our state government. This will help our elected representatives focus on representing individuals instead of special interests.