The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center is a movement building infrastructure organization

leveraging ballot measures across the United States to strengthen democracy

center people of color, queer, low-income, immigrant, Indigenous, and other marginalized communities

advance racial equity; build and transform power

and galvanize a new progressive base.

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In the hub, you’ll find our expert analysis of progressive ballot measures that BISC is tracking, legal challenges, trends, attacks, threats, our research, features on trailblazing campaign leaders, and the exciting progress being made to advance democracy and liberation via ballot measures.

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Welcome to our newest BISCuit, Djuana Makeba! Djuana is BISC's new Operations & Finance Coordinator, and we're so excited to have her on board. 🤩 ...

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This Independence Day, we honor a radical act: trusting the people. Citizen-led ballot measures are modern-day declarations of self-government — pro...

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Dream date? Probably harnessing the power of community organizing to add a reproductive rights measure to our state constitution. And he knows that.

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The Florida Legislature’s extreme attempt to crush the state’s ballot initiative process is in effect as of today. House Bill 1205 includes some...

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And that’s a wrap on BISC’s first Regional Training Program! 🗳️🌟 Thank you to all of the incredible trainees and trainers we got to learn...

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Today's #Pride Spotlight goes out to Sharita Gruberg (she/her), the Vice President of Economic Justice at the National Partnership for Women & Familie...

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In the 2024 elections, ballot measures to expand reproductive rights, #RaiseTheWage, defend direct democracy, and protect our rights passed at the bal...

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