One group behind the fight to build a state-by-state legal framework in support of reproductive rights is the Fairness Project, which has been working with pro-choice activists and local organizations to get measures on the ballots this fall.
ICYMI: Kelly Hall Raises Alarm on Extremist Lawmakers’ Effort to Stifle Ballot Measure Process
Executive Director of the Fairness Project Joined “When the People Decide” Podcast to Discuss the Successes and Challenges of Ballot Measures
Lack of Medicaid Expansion in Inflation Reduction Act Means Ballot Measure Campaigns Remain Critical For Health Care Access
Ballot measures have repeatedly proven to be an effective path to expand Medicaid and ensure individuals and their families can get the care they need by taking matters into their own hands.
When the People Decide Podcast: Ballot Initiatives in 2022 and beyond
The Fairness Project also works with ballot initiative organizers across the country — Jenna Spinelle talked with Kelly about some of the issues they’re working on right now and some of the issues that could be heading to state and municipal ballots in the coming years.
Ballot Measures Are the Next Frontier for Abortion Rights
Ballot measures in the United States have repeatedly proven critical to carving a path for issues such as minimum wage increases, Medicaid expansion, paid leave, and more when partisan gridlock and extremist, out-of-step politicians dominate state legislatures.
ICYMI: Fairness Project Sees Post-Kansas Path to Protect Abortion Rights with Ballot Measures
This week, Politico, Forbes, TIME, and Vanity Fair covered Fairness Project Executive Director Kelly Hall's comments about the path forward for protecting access to abortion care through ballot measures after Kansas voters resoundingly defended abortion rights on Tuesday.
POLITICO: Kansas landslide fuels abortion rights movement’s next fights
“Ballot initiatives are a phenomenally powerful tool when there’s a disconnect between the popularity of an issue and what’s being enacted by politicians. And every poll in the country shows that disconnect when it comes to abortion rights,” said Fairness Project Executive Director Kelly Hall.
TIME: The Kansas Results Preview a Roadmap to Protect Abortion Access Around the Country
If abortion rights can win on the ballot in Kansas, “it is advocacy inspiring,” Kelly Hall says. “I hope that it is also politically inspiring for folks to not run away from this issue, no matter what corner of the country they’re in.”
Fairness Project Celebrates Successful Vote to Place Los Angeles Police Accountability Measure on November Ballot
Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to give voters a say in oversight over the county sheriff.