NCID incorporates a number of components of public consultation into a holistic initiative procedure.
| Citizens Legislative Procedures Act | Relationship to Public Consultation |
|---|---|
| Section 3-F-1. Citizen Petition | SLOP |
| Section 3-F-2. Public Opinion Poll | Scientific poll |
| Section 3-I. Deliberative Committee | Citizen jury or deliberative poll (sampling challenges are facilitated by Section 4-F-2) |
| Section 3-K. Election | Election |
| Section 4-F-2. Voter Registration | A nationwide and up-to-date voter registration database makes it easy and inexpensive to draw random samples of citizens. |
| Section 4-F-4. Communication | By broadcasting the activities of the deliberative committee, a larger portion of the citizenry is invited to think about an issue, possibly approaching a deliberation day. |