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“We’re thrilled by this decision, which now allows voters to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade that Michiganders have had for the past 50 years,” said Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, a group that campaigns for progressive ballot initiatives.
“Red states know that this is the one lever that reproductive rights advocates still have in many of these states — where we’ve lost both chambers of the legislature, we’ve lost the gubernatorial seats, and we don’t have very much hope in the court system,” said Kelly Hall, executive director of the advocacy group The Fairness Project.
In a crucial decision today, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled to allow Michigan citizens to vote reproductive freedom, including the right to an abortion, into their state constitution this year.
A ballot measure seeking to raise Nebraska’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 has officially qualified for the November election.
"This is not the end of the road for the Michigan constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights, but it is a demonstration of how deeply afraid anti-choice lawmakers are to see this issue on the ballot in November,” said Kelly Hall, the executive director of the Fairness Project, a group that campaigns for progressive ballot initiatives.
Our interviews touch on the various processes per state on jumpstarting a ballot measure, what the journeys look like for getting them on the ballot, direct democracy, petitioning, and so much more. Basically, welcome to ballot measure 101.
Kelly Hall, Executive Director of the Fairness Project, recently spoke with The Hill about the importance of investing in a long-term strategy to protect reproductive freedom via ballot measures.
Arizona voters will decide this November whether to enact strong protections against predatory medical debt collectors, including capping interest rates and shielding assets like homes and cars.
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