A left-leaning advocacy group called the Fairness Project has created a playbook for using ballot initiatives to go around GOP-led state legislatures. Since 2016, it has backed successful initiatives to raise the minimum wage and expand Medicaid.
Abortion Rights Ballot Measure Launches in Montana
Today, Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights officially launched their signature collection drive to put abortion on the ballot this November.
ICYMI: Abortion Rights Ballot Measures Shaping Up for 2024
Nearly a dozen states are poised to put abortion on the ballot in 2024, with recent court decisions raising the stakes for abortion access across the country.
Politico: Conservatives clash with Trump on leaving abortion up to voters
“They are coming up with new tricks,” Kelly Hall said of the Missouri proposals, a trend she attributes to voters rejecting straightforward attempts to raise the ballot initiative vote threshold from a majority to 60 percent in Arkansas, Ohio and South Dakota over the last two years. “There’s a new creativity that we’re seeing."
Fairness Project Reacts to Arizona Supreme Court Decision to Uphold 1864 Abortion Ban
Today, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to uphold an abortion ban from 1864, outlawing virtually all abortions in the state and allowing medical professionals who perform abortions to be prosecuted and imprisoned.
Fairness Project Reacts to Florida Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Ballot Measure Language
“The Florida Supreme Court’s decision to allow voters to decide on abortion is fantastic news for the movement to defend and expand reproductive rights using ballot measures. The dedication Floridians Protecting Freedom has shown to fight for abortion rights is remarkable and inspiring, and the Fairness Project congratulates them on this victory."
Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Abortion Pill Underscore the Urgency of Reproductive Rights Ballot Measures in 2024
Advocates in Arizona, Florida, Missouri, Montana and other states are actively working to put abortion rights directly before voters and use the tool of direct democracy to secure reproductive freedom for millions of people
Kaiser Health News: How National Political Ambition Could Fuel, or Fail, Initiatives to Protect Abortion Rights in States
Ballot supporters here raised $4.2 million as of March 12, according to campaign finance records. Money has come from national groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Fairness Project, which has supported ballot efforts on various progressive causes. Kansas City-based Health Forward Foundation has also donated.
Fairness Project Rallies SXSW Attendees Around 2024 Abortion Rights Ballot Measures
Last week, the Fairness Project led a panel of experts at South by Southwest 2024 in Austin, Texas, in a discussion about how voters have the power to defend reproductive freedom and democratic rights using ballot measures.