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News
06/24/2022
With Roe Overturned, Ballot Initiatives Provide a Path Towards Reproductive Freedom
read more05/10/2022
California, Maine, New York, and Colorado Join the List of States Working to Protect Abortion Access Through Ballot Measures
read more05/03/2022
With SCOTUS Poised to Overturn Roe, Ballot Initiatives Offer Path to Protect Abortion Access
read more04/26/2022
BISC’S ROAD AHEAD ‘22 CONFERENCE ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE “PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER JUST SURVIVING, THEY ARE THRIVING”
read more04/08/2022
Joint Statement on the Failed Restoration of Mississippi’s Ballot Initiative Process
read more04/05/2022
ICYMI: Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Executive Director Chris Melody Fields Figueredo’s Democracy Docket Op-Ed on the Importance of Ballot Measures
read more10/14/2021
The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Launches Multi-Year National Defend Direct Democracy Campaign to Protect Ballot Measures Across the Country
read more06/28/2021
BISC’s Executive Director, Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, Speaks on Her 3 Year BISCiversary
read more04/20/2021
BISC Releases Statement on the Verdict in Derek Chauvin’s Trial for the Murder of George Floyd
read more01/13/2021
White Supremacy is America’s Greatest Threat: A Letter from BISC’s Executive Director
read more11/23/2020
BISC + Partners Release Executive Directors of Color Video: Relationships and Resilience Collective
read more09/19/2020
THE BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER MOURNS THE LOSS OF JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG
read more08/18/2020
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center releases statement recognizing the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment
read more08/05/2020
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center releases statement as Missouri becomes the 6th state expand Medicaid through ballot measures
read more07/17/2020
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center releases statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to block hundreds of thousands of Floridians from voting this year
read more07/01/2020
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center releases statement following Oklahoma’s successful passage of Medicaid Expansion
read more06/19/2020
BISC releases statement on the importance of recognizing Juneteenth and Defending Black Lives
read more06/03/2020
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center releases statement recognizing Pride Month and the ongoing fight for equity and justice for all Americans
read more06/01/2020
BISC releases statement about the ongoing, state-sanctioned violence against the Black community
read more05/20/2020
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Releases Statement on Successful Portland Initiative to Fight Homelessness
read more06/18/2020
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center releases statement on SCOTUS’ DACA decision and rejection of the Trump administration’s racist agenda
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Vote yes on Article 22 (the Reproductive Liberty Amendment) this November to explicitly enshrine reproductive freedom in our state constitution. Vermont must preserve the rights we rely on today for generations to come. Follow @reprolibertyvt for campaign updates! #vtpoli
The Arizonans for Fair Elections initiative is about expanding the freedom to vote in Arizona and bringing power back to the people. Be like Little Miss Save Democracy and support the Arizonans for Fair Elections. #arizonavote #savedemocracy #fairandfreeelections #az
"I’ve always been drawn to stories of grassroots politics; everyday people stepping up to take action on things they care about and bring about the change they want to see.
Ballot initiatives are the perfect tool to do that." 👏🏾🗳️
Thank you to @public_rights for the opportunity to write about ballot initiatives and some of the amazing organizers I met through @PeopleDecidePod https://medium.com/the-public-magazine/the-surprising-power-of-ballot-initiatives-this-is-whats-possible-when-the-people-decide-621f3ebfb19
The people have another opportunity to Vote No on an abortion ban in Kentucky in November. Follow @jointoprotectky for more info. #Stop2 #BansOffOurBodies https://twitter.com/BallotStrategy/status/1557839136735875072
Last week, Kansans sent a clear message: no to abortion bans.
Come November, Kentucky voters will have the same opportunity.
Spread the word to VOTE NO on Amendment 2 and protect Kentuckians rights to make private, personal decisions on health care and abortion.
#Stop2
New research found that 7 in 10 Americans, regardless of party affiliation, want to be able to vote on an #abortion measure on their state ballot.
The poll found 54% of Americans would vote in favor of abortion legality if it's placed on their state's ballot.
Poll: 7 in 10 Americans, regardless of party affiliation, want to be able to vote on an abortion measure on their state ballot. https://trib.al/5x6YPl4
#PTV22 will give Michigan voters nine days of early, in-person voting, another reason to vote YES in November!
This is a critical time in Kentucky when it comes to protecting our constitutional rights. We cannot allow Frankfort politicians and special interests to edit our constitution. 🗳 Nov. 8th - Vote NO- #Stop2 #ProtectKYAccess
This historic victory didn't happen overnight. For years, we built a broad and diverse coalition of Kansans to fight this amendment, and we WON. https://kansasreflector.com/2022/08/02/kansas-voters-defeat-abortion-amendment-in-unexpected-landslide-1/
This is what momentum looks like👇
MI voters likely will see a ballot initiative that would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution this November.
Constituents across MI are drawing hope after the defeat of the #Kansas ballot initiative.
https://michiganadvance.com/2022/08/07/it-provided-hope-michigan-advocates-look-ahead-after-abortion-rights-vote-in-kansas/
3 months from today Vermonters will have the opportunity to codify reproductive freedom in the constitution.
We are going to pass this amendment and show the rest of the nation that Vermonters support reproductive liberty. https://twitter.com/BallotStrategy/status/1556712221572489216
Reproductive freedom is on the ballot in 2022!
Kansas has energized advocates across the country, and next up is:
Kentucky ➡️ @jointoprotectky
Vermont ➡️ @reprolibertyvt
California ➡️ @yesonprop1ca
Michigan ➡️ @mireprofreedom
Kansas voted to protect reproductive freedom last week. In November, Michigan will do the same. The final say on our reproductive rights lies with the people — not politicians, not judges, and not justices. #LetsDoThis
BISC is quoted in this impactful piece from @BLaw explaining that the results in Kansas, a state with a “very diverse population of independents and conservatives and Democrats and progressives,” will energize advocates elsewhere” in the movement for reproductive freedom. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Activists working on abortion ballot campaigns say they’ll hone their messages and address confusing ballot language after high voter turnout helped protect the right to terminate a pregnancy in Kansas.
http://blawgo.com/HT2TckD
Statement from @jointoprotectky on last night’s landslide victory in Kansas. #Stop2 #ProtectKYAccess
Abortion is still legal in #VT.
And in November we are going to make sure it stays that way by passing the Reproductive Liberty Amendment. https://twitter.com/nwlc/status/1554827994337886208
Organizers across the country are fighting to protect abortion access.
Yesterday, it was Kansas. Next up:
🔘Michigan @mireprofreedom
🔘Kentucky @jointoprotectky
🔘Vermont @reprolibertyvt
🔘California @yesonprop1ca