A Win for Democracy in Oklahoma
Today, the Fairness Project declared a win for democracy in Oklahoma after a resolution to make it more difficult for voters to use ballot measures failed to move forward in the state Senate.
ICYMI: Kelly Hall Calls Out Oklahoma Legislature’s ‘Cowardly Approach’ to Undermining Direct Democracy
Kelly Hall, the Executive Director of Fairness Project, appeared on The Oklahoma News Report, an OETA PBS program, to condemn legislation moving through the Oklahoma legislature that could block citizen-led campaigns from placing questions on the ballot through Oklahoma’s referendum process.
Fairness Project Slams Latest Effort to Restrict Ballot Measures in North Dakota
Bismark, North Dakota – Fairness Project is sounding the alarm about the latest effort to restrict the democratic process in North Dakota, following news that the Protect the North Dakota Constitution campaign turned in signatures for a proposed ballot measure that would repeal majority rule...
Extension of Public Health Emergency Declaration Highlights Need for Permanent Medicaid Coverage
Washington, DC – This week, the Biden administration extended the U.S. coronavirus public health emergency for another 90 days, maintaining a range of health benefits received by some of the most vulnerable Americans during the pandemic, including a key provision that has allowed people covered by Medicaid to stay enrolled in the program.
OETA Oklahoma City: Report on Ballot Measure Attacks
Kelly Hall, the Executive Director of Fairness Project, appeared on The Oklahoma News Report, an OETA PBS program, to condemn legislation moving through the Oklahoma legislature that could block citizen-led campaigns from placing questions on the ballot through Oklahoma’s referendum process.
Florida’s Ballot Is Now Effectively Off-Limits to Citizen Initiatives
Washington, DC – Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a law to limit out-of-state contributions to political committees trying to place proposed constitutional amendments on the Florida ballot. This law is a thinly veiled attempt to obstruct every citizen initiative from the 2022 ballot.
Mississippi: Stuck in Ballot Measure Purgatory
Washington, DC – This week marks the end of the 2022 Mississippi legislative session, and lawmakers in Jackson failed to advance legislation that would have revived the process of direct democracy in the state.
Retribution for Expanding Medicaid? Oklahoma Legislature Considers Restricting Ballot Measure Process
Washington, DC – This week, lawmakers in Oklahoma City advanced legislation to limit direct democracy and restrict the ballot measure process in the state.