States including California, Colorado and others that use the initiative should not abolish its use. The initiative is a great way to get voters to become more involved. It has been recorded that the initiatives and referedums have led to a 3-5% increase in voter participation. Twenty seven states currently use the initiative and have larger voter participation for it. The SmokeLess States: National Tobacco Policy Initiatve has attracted a lot of voters attention and has led to great debates and particularly larger turn outs at the polls of states with this initiative. The Abortion Initiatve in Washington is another example of voters becoming more involved due to the use of the initiative. According to Abortion Politics in America by Mary Segers and Timothy Bymes, in hopes to keep the Supreme Court from passing further legislature against abortion rights, Washington, to show its firm stance towards pro-choice, had a 67.9% of registered voters at the polls. This was extremely high, not to mention during an off-year election with no candidates other than a few local officials. This largely supports the use of the initiative and shows why it should not be abolished.