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The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center strengthens democracy by building a national progressive strategy for ballot measures.
Ballot measures can be a beacon of light at a time when our democracy is being tested. We have the opportunity to define an irresistible future so people will join us in the fight to ensure all people live with dignity and thrive.
For more, check out BISC's Impact Report: ballot.org/biscs-2024-i...
For more, check out BISC's Impact Report: ballot.org/biscs-2024-i...
BISC's 2024 Impact Report - Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
ballot.org
May 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Ballot measures can be a beacon of light at a time when our democracy is being tested. We have the opportunity to define an irresistible future so people will join us in the fight to ensure all people live with dignity and thrive.
For more, check out BISC's Impact Report: ballot.org/biscs-2024-i...
For more, check out BISC's Impact Report: ballot.org/biscs-2024-i...
If you have questions, check out our new Training FAQ page: ballot.org/training-faq/
We can't wait to see you in Arkansas this June!
We can't wait to see you in Arkansas this June!
March 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If you have questions, check out our new Training FAQ page: ballot.org/training-faq/
We can't wait to see you in Arkansas this June!
We can't wait to see you in Arkansas this June!
Wondering what you can expect at BISC’s regional training?
🗳️ The opportunity to connect with a community of peers from across geographies & issue areas
🗳️ Training sessions on how to build equity into a campaign from the ground up
🗳️ Foundational skills for success
🗳️ Time-saving resources
🗳️ The opportunity to connect with a community of peers from across geographies & issue areas
🗳️ Training sessions on how to build equity into a campaign from the ground up
🗳️ Foundational skills for success
🗳️ Time-saving resources
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
We leverage ballot measures across the United States as part of a larger movement to strengthen democracy.
ballot.org
March 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wondering what you can expect at BISC’s regional training?
🗳️ The opportunity to connect with a community of peers from across geographies & issue areas
🗳️ Training sessions on how to build equity into a campaign from the ground up
🗳️ Foundational skills for success
🗳️ Time-saving resources
🗳️ The opportunity to connect with a community of peers from across geographies & issue areas
🗳️ Training sessions on how to build equity into a campaign from the ground up
🗳️ Foundational skills for success
🗳️ Time-saving resources
Applications for the Heartland/Mid-South regional training open the week of March 24th — stay tuned for details and don't miss this opportunity to gain the tools you need for a successful 2026 ballot measure campaign!
March 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Applications for the Heartland/Mid-South regional training open the week of March 24th — stay tuned for details and don't miss this opportunity to gain the tools you need for a successful 2026 ballot measure campaign!
Direct democracy is one of the most powerful tools we have to fight back against tyranny.
We are not going to let self-interested lawmakers and big-moneyed special interest groups take that away.
#DefendDirectDemocracy
We are not going to let self-interested lawmakers and big-moneyed special interest groups take that away.
#DefendDirectDemocracy
February 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Direct democracy is one of the most powerful tools we have to fight back against tyranny.
We are not going to let self-interested lawmakers and big-moneyed special interest groups take that away.
#DefendDirectDemocracy
We are not going to let self-interested lawmakers and big-moneyed special interest groups take that away.
#DefendDirectDemocracy
We won’t look the other way.
We will continue to hold them to account until the will of the people becomes the law of the land.
We will continue to hold them to account until the will of the people becomes the law of the land.
January 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We won’t look the other way.
We will continue to hold them to account until the will of the people becomes the law of the land.
We will continue to hold them to account until the will of the people becomes the law of the land.
However, conservative politicians are now trying to undermine our voices by blocking the implementation of these measures.
First, they came for our rights in the Supreme Court — and now they’re coming for our votes.
First, they came for our rights in the Supreme Court — and now they’re coming for our votes.
January 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
However, conservative politicians are now trying to undermine our voices by blocking the implementation of these measures.
First, they came for our rights in the Supreme Court — and now they’re coming for our votes.
First, they came for our rights in the Supreme Court — and now they’re coming for our votes.
Read the full story here: convergencemag.com/articles/how...
How Ballot Measure Organizers Fight to Defend Their Wins
“We never win. We’re only ever winning,” said Lara Granich, one of the supporters of the successful campaign to pass Missouri’s Proposition A, the 2024 ballot measure to increase the state’s minimum…
convergencemag.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Read the full story here: convergencemag.com/articles/how...
While that amendment didn't pass this time around, our partners at #EndTheException are continuing the fight every day to end prison slavery.
Visit EndTheException.com to learn more and join the movement to eradicate all slavery, for all people, in all forms.
Visit EndTheException.com to learn more and join the movement to eradicate all slavery, for all people, in all forms.
#EndTheException
Did you know that slavery is still legal? The Thirteenth Amendment included an insidious exception, it's time we #EndTheException. Join the movement to pass the Abolition Amendment.
EndTheException.com
January 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
While that amendment didn't pass this time around, our partners at #EndTheException are continuing the fight every day to end prison slavery.
Visit EndTheException.com to learn more and join the movement to eradicate all slavery, for all people, in all forms.
Visit EndTheException.com to learn more and join the movement to eradicate all slavery, for all people, in all forms.
In November, Prop. 6 was on the ballot in California.
If passed, it would have added an amendment to California's constitution barring slavery in any form and it would have repealed a current provision allowing involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.
January 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In November, Prop. 6 was on the ballot in California.
If passed, it would have added an amendment to California's constitution barring slavery in any form and it would have repealed a current provision allowing involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.