When the public decides, governments act.
Real assemblies, real town halls, real recommendations that decision-makers adopted. Here is a look at what deliberative democracy has produced.
citizen assemblies worldwide have driven real government action
Raleigh’s council vote to accept its assembly’s recommendations
the National Civic League has advanced inclusive civic engagement
Selected work
PHOTO — RALEIGH ASSEMBLY ROOM, PARTICIPANTS AT ROUND TABLES
City Council unanimously accepted its first civic assembly’s recommendations
Six Saturdays · three months · biggest assembly east of the Mississippi
PHOTO — SMALL GROUP REVIEWING PRINTED BRIEFING MATERIALS
A civic assembly on how county government should use AI
Final report published June 2026
PHOTO — MEMBER OF CONGRESS LISTENING AT A SMALL TABLE
Rep. Joe Morelle deliberates with constituents
Reimagined congressional town hall · October 2025
PHOTO — SCREEN-TO-SCREEN PANEL SESSION
Constituents and Rep. Raskin find common ground on election reform
Citizen Panel Initiative with the Program for Public Consultation