Question: What is thought to be the reason that Texas voters rejected an amendment for ballot initiatives in 1913? Selected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a Texas already had a similar direct democracy process. b The Texas legislature could already ably manage the lawmaking process. c The proposed petition threshold of 20% of votes cast in the last gubernatorial election was too high. d Giving up representative democracy would have been anathema to the political culture.