VICTORY: Fairness Project-Backed Campaign Defeats Anti-Democracy Effort in South Dakota
Tonight, Fairness Project declared a win for democracy in South Dakota after South Dakotans for Fair Elections defeated Amendment C in today’s primary election.
The Washington Post: Today, South Dakota voters decide whether to make Medicaid expansion harder
“Everyone understands that this is both a fight for direct democracy, but it’s also a proxy election for the issues that voters will face in the ballot box in November,” said Kelly Hall, the executive director of the Fairness Project.
ELECTION DAY: South Dakota’s Anti-Democracy Amendment C Goes to Voters, a Blatant Attempt to Weaken Path for Medicaid Expansion
Today, South Dakotans will confront an effort at the ballot box to weaken direct democracy in the form of Amendment C, an attempt to require 60% of votes cast to win most future ballot measures.
Fairness Project Makes Six-Figure Investment to Defeat Anti-Democracy Effort Limiting Citizen-Led Ballot Initiatives in South Dakota
The Fairness Project has invested more than $250,000 into the South Dakotans for Fair Elections campaign to fight proposed Amendment C as part of its ongoing Ballot Measure Rescue Campaign work.
Michigan Campaign to Stop Predatory Lending Collects More Than 575,000 Signatures
Yesterday, Fairness Project celebrated that Michiganders for Fair Lending submitted 405,625 petition signatures to the Michigan Secretary of State, an essential step in its campaign to pass a ballot measure that would cap interest rates on payday loans at 36%.
Oklahoma State Legislature Ends Session with No Further Ballot Attacks
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Today, the Oklahoma Legislature came to a close with the state ballot measure process intact, despite efforts to weaken it. Earlier this year, the Oklahoma House passed Joint Resolution 1059, which would have required constitutional amendments to pass with at least 55% of the vote instead of a simple majority.
VICTORY: North Dakota Anti-Democracy Ballot Measure Fails to Qualify for November Ballot
The “Protect North Dakota’s Constitution” campaign failed to qualify their effort to require a three-fifths supermajority at the ballot box in order to change the state Constitution.
NBC Think: How Americans can secure abortion rights when courts and politicians won’t
There’s a path forward in the states: If the Supreme Court does indeed overturn Roe, enshrining reproductive rights in state constitutions via ballot measures will guarantee the protection of reproductive health care for years to come, particularly in states where Republicans control the legislature.