Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. The History of Direct Democracy: A Critique of Voter Competence -- 2. Reasoning Voters: Sorting through the Demands of Direct Democracy -- 3. Responding to Demands: Information, Abstention, and Just Saying "No" -- 4. Economic Conditions and Voting on Ballot Propositions -- 5. Private Interests and Instrumental Voting -- 6. Voter Response to the Initiative Logroll and the Counterproposition -- 7. Partisan Interests and Campaign Information: Support for Term Limits -- 8. How Campaign Spending Affects Voter Awareness and Opinions of Initiatives -- 9. Conclusions about Voter Reasoning in Direct Democracy -- Appendix A: Coding of Variables on Private Interests and Voting Behavior -- References -- Index.