For each ballot initiative, a panel of randomly-selected and demographically-balanced voters is brought together for several days to fairly evaluate it. They hear directly from campaigns for and against the measure, and from policy experts. Their vote, statements for and against, and consensus statements as a whole, are included in the official voters' pamphlet.
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The Jefferson Center has done some work toward getting this going in Washington state as well.