Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 23, 2025
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September 23, 2025: Twenty-six states permit citizen initiatives. Initiatives can either be direct or indirect. Twenty-five states have a form of direct initiative, and nine have indirect initiatives. These initiatives allow for citizens to amend state statutes. A direct initiative goes straight to the ballot if enough signatures are collected. Indirect initiatives differ in that the state legislature decides on initiatives first, but if they reject or do not act upon them then voters get the chance to vote on them.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- September 22, 2025-61% of voters believe it is currently illegal to burn the American flag
- September 19, 2025-10.7% of incumbents this year do not have general election challengers
- September 18, 2025-46% of voters say this is a good time to be looking for a job
- September 17, 2025-163 years ago, the Battle of Antietam took place
- September 16, 2025-21% of voters rate the local police in their communities as excellent
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