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New York Times: Stung by Voters, Republican Legislators Move to Curb Citizen Initiatives

“The fact that voters are going to extraordinary efforts, collecting hundreds of thousands of signatures to fill a gap that their lawmakers are not addressing, is an indictment of those lawmakers,” said Kelly Hall, the executive director of the Fairness Project. “They should be embarrassed.”

Bloomberg News: Virginia Democrats Flood Zone in Tight Redistricting Election

“It’s so important, especially when this ballot measure is the only thing that folks are being asked to turn out for, that we take it out of the esoteric and make it as personal as possible,” said Kelly Hall, director of the Fairness Project.

The Electorette Podcast: The Attack on Direct Democracy

As early voting on Virginia redistricting begins, nation’s leading ballot measure organization celebrates voters’ right to fair elections

Fairness Project backing Virginia campaign and others across country that level playing field and protect democracy

Deseret News: Democrats push for a new congressional map in Colorado

In conversation with the Deseret News, Hannah Ledford of the Fairness Project, one of the groups involved, said they are asking “voters whether or not they want to temporarily disband their independent redistricting commission to adopt maps that have been filed alongside these ballot measures.”

Redistricting on the Ballot: Campaign Asks Colorado Voters to Draw New Congressional Map

National ballot measure leader Fairness Project backs Coloradans for a Level Playing Field and citizen-led redistricting efforts across the country

IN FIRST SINCE 2024 ELECTION, MISSOURI RE-ESTABLISHES ABORTION CARE, UPENDING STATE BAN

Missouri State Court Allows Clinics to Re-Establish Abortion Care, Upholding Voter-Initiated Ballot Measure Passed in November

BALLOT WATCH: State legislators introduce 65+ bills attacking ballot measure process in first month of 2026

Anti-democratic legislation aims to strip voters’ rights to ballot measures, equal representation, nonpartisan courts

CNN: Virginia Democrats set up a referendum to try to flip as many as 4 GOP-held US House seats

“Virginia voters are being given the opportunity to unstack the deck,” said Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, which has backed progressive ballot measures around the country and is supporting the new Virginia campaign.

Redistricting on the Ballot: First Major 2026 Campaign Launches in Virginia

In response to today’s announcement, Kelly Hall, Director of the Fairness Project, issued the following statement. “Across our country, free and fair elections are under attack. In Virginia, voters will have the opportunity to level the playing field— something that should strengthen the resolve of everyone who values our democracy.”

Sirius XM Progress: Kelly Hall on Michelangelo Signorile Show

Kelly Hall joins Michelangelo Signorile live on air to discuss anti-democratic attacks on ballot measures in various states across the country.

American Prospect: From Democracy to ‘My Way or the Highway’ in Missouri

“We can have a real conversation about what it says about the Missouri legislature that they have radically diminished the impact of the minimum wage and paid sick leave initiative, but they have not succeeded at undermining the impact of the abortion initiative—at least not yet,” says Kelly Hall, the executive director of the Fairness Project.

Meet The Press: States consider new restrictions on citizen-led ballot initiatives

Our Executive Director, Kelly Hall, joined Meet the Press to discuss our report on the growing wave of anti-democratic state legislation and the urgent need to protect citizen-led change. You can watch the full segment here.

The Electorette Podcast: The Conservative Backlash Against Ballot Measures

In this episode, Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, speaks about a new report showing how conservative lawmakers are working to undermine direct democracy.

NBC News: Republicans are trying to raise the bar for voters to amend their state constitutions

In 2025, GOP lawmakers have advanced or enacted bills that make the citizen-led ballot measure process more difficult in at least eight states.

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