A podcast about how everyday people shape democracy. Season 2 coming July 17! Produced by @lwcstudios for @McCourtneyInst; hosted by @JennaSpinelle.
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Florida's formerly incarcerated united to lead the charge on Amendment 4, blazing a trail to restore their voting rights. Can ballot initiatives enact the change they're hungry for? @JennaSpinelle @soljourno @PeopleDecidePod: solu.news/75n2
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Good morning, Ohio!☀️
It's a great day to wake up knowing that majority rule is preserved in Ohio, thanks to all the Ohio voters that turned out to say NO on Issue 1!
To everyone who wrote postcards, knocked doors, made calls, talked to friends, donated, and VOTED — THANK YOU!!
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Listen to the latest episode of @PeopleDecidePod to hear @hrgilman and Andrew Holland of @pbdurhamnc discuss how participatory budgeting can bring civic power to communities. @PolReformNA
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BREAKING: Arkansas voters protected direct democracy by defeating #Issue2, which would have ended citizen rights to pass ballot measures with a 50% majority vote, raising it to a 60% vote requirement instead.
#DefendDirectDemocracy
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The next episode in our #Midterms2022 series comes from @PeopleDecidePod and looks at attempts to weaken the ballot initiative process and make it more difficult for citizens to use the tools of direct democracy. 2022-midterms-whats-at-stake…
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Chris Melody Fields Figueredo (@Fieldsy) of @ballotstrategy discusses a myriad of hotbed issues that will appear on ballots across the country on Election Day tomorrow, including reproductive freedom, ranked-choice voting, gun safety and raising the minimum wage.
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NEW: Citizen lawmaking via ballot initiatives is becoming an increasingly critical tool to counter minority rule and usher in progressive policies
But GOP lawmakers are now waging a three-pronged attack to stop it.
Here's how:
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We’re proud to be part of this coalition in Nebraska that delivered 10,000 more signatures than necessary in six more counties than required. That’s the power of direct democracy action! 💪💥
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BREAKING: The MI Supreme Court has sided with Michigan Voters over partisan interests to put Proposal 2 (#PTV22) on the ballot this Nov!
Now Michiganders will have their say on whether they want safe, modern, and accessible elections 🗳️
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Kansas voters’ decision earlier this month to refuse to amend the state constitution’s abortion protections is the most recent example of a red state voting on the more liberal side of a ballot initiative. 53eig.ht/3Kv41Zh
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In this episode, Bob welcomes back to the show his former Political Statistics Professor, Dr. Scott Huffmon @HuffmonPolitics, to discuss Rank choice voting and the 2022 election primaries.
Listen here:▶️rtnpod.me/listen
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When the People Decide: The War on the Initiative (Podcast)
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State legislatures know that ballot initiatives create political change... and are trying to make it more difficult for citizens to do it.
Listen Here: bit.ly/3dJucPv
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"David Thornburgh — chair of @Ballot_PA, a project of the good-government organization Committee of 70 — pushed back, saying that the underlying constitutional right to vote overshadows any justification to exclude independent voters." whyy.org/articles/pa-electio…
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Thank you to @public_rights for the opportunity to write about ballot initiatives and some of the amazing organizers I met through @PeopleDecidePod medium.com/the-public-magazi…
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CHECK IT OUT:
@Fieldsy is featured in the season finale of @PeopleDecidePod!
This episode explores how #BallotInitiatives strengthen democracy and how campaigns can design ballot measures to be truly equitable, democratic, and designed to serve the many — not the few.
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DON'T MISS @JonHaidt , @OpenPrimaryUSA's John Opdycke, + others on 09/10 at 3PM for "Algorithms & Anachronisms: How New Tech & Old Politics are Holding Us Back." They'll be talking new tech, old politics, and the future of democracy! Register NOW ➡️buff.ly/3zFTRRN
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Poll Worker Recruitment Day is just two weeks away! Are you ready to help our democracy and power the polls? Visit powerthepolls.org to sign up now! @powerthepolls⚡ 🗳️ 🤩
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If you’re celebrating the people’s victory in Kansas tonight (🥳) remember ballot measures can be powerful end runs around party-controlled legislatures who won’t listen to majority of voters. That’s why this lever is under attack this cycle in the few states where it exists.
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⚡We have five ballot measures going before voters this November! Read more about each one then contribute to power these campaigns to victory >> (1/3)
