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.
Nearly 8 Million Americans to get a Raise Beginning January 1 Thanks to Ballot Measures
Minimum wage workers in eight states to receive billions in increased pay in 2025 following ballot measure campaigns backed by the Fairness Project
NEW REPORT: Ballot Measures Ushered in Massive Wins for Abortion Rights and Working Families, Even in Deep Red States
Leading ballot measure organization the Fairness Project overturned abortion bans for 5.6M women of reproductive age, secured sick leave for 1M+, and raised wages for 560,000 Americans in red and purple states
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