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 Right, Economic Justice Ballot Measures Win With Voters Nationwide
Despite unprecedented interference with direct democracy, voters across party lines support reproductive rights, workers’ rights in record numbers on Election Day
ABORTION RIGHTS VICTORY IN MONTANA: Voters Approve Abortion Ballot Measure, Cementing State Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom
Voters across political spectrum vote overwhelmingly to protect abortion rights for Montanans statewide
ABORTION RIGHTS VICTORY IN ARIZONA: Voters Approve Abortion Ballot Measure, Cementing State Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom
Voters across political spectrum vote overwhelmingly to protect abortion rights for Arizonans statewide
DEMOCRACY WINS IN NORTH DAKOTA: Voters Reject Measure 2, Keeping Decision-Making Power in the Hands of the People
North Dakotans vote overwhelmingly to retain their power to access ballot measure process; vote on constitutional amendments
WORKING FAMILIES WIN IN MISSOURI: Voters Approve Proposition A, Granting Fair Wages and Ensuring Support for Parents and Children
Missourians vote overwhelmingly to raise minimum wage and earn paid sick time for workers statewide
ABORTION RIGHTS VICTORY IN MISSOURI: Voters Approve Reproductive Rights Ballot Measure, Becoming First State to Overturn Total Abortion Ban
Voters across political spectrum vote overwhelmingly to protect abortion rights for Missourians statewide
Despite Support from 57% of Floridians, Unprecedented Interference by State Government Blocks Florida Abortion Rights Amendment from Becoming Law
Anti-democratic tactics from Governor Ron DeSantis and his allies silence majority of Florida voters, who resoundingly stand with reproductive rights
Voters Set to Decide on Abortion Rights, Minimum Wage, and More on Election Day
National ballot measure leader predicts big night for reproductive freedom and workers' rights