Defend the Ballot Initiative Process

Legislatures are reversing voter-approved ballot measures, criminalizing petition collecting, and proposing supermajority thresholds designed to make direct democracy impossible.

A letter to your state legislators. Facts checked June 1, 2026.

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Subject Defend the Ballot Initiative Process

Legislatures are reversing voter-approved ballot measures, criminalizing petition collecting, and proposing supermajority thresholds. More than 60 preemption bills have been filed for 2026 sessions. Some states impose felony charges on citizens who participate in the initiative process.

Oppose any bill that raises thresholds, criminalizes petitioning, shortens deadlines, or restricts citizens' right to put measures on the ballot.

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I'm calling about bills that restrict the ballot initiative process in our state.
Across the country, legislatures are reversing voter-approved measures, criminalizing petition collecting, and proposing supermajority requirements designed to block citizen-initiated amendments.
Voters use ballot measures when the legislature won't act. Medicaid expansion, minimum wage increases, and reproductive rights have all passed through citizen initiatives that legislatures refused to advance.
I need you to oppose any bill that raises thresholds, shortens deadlines, adds criminal penalties for petitioning, or restricts citizens' right to put measures on the ballot. I vote, and I'm watching.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

60+ bills preemption bills filed for 2026 legislative sessions targeting ballot initiative thresholds, petition rules, and court oversight (source)
4 states have reversed or attempted to reverse voter-approved measures on abortion, sick leave, minimum wage, or Medicaid expansion within months of passage (source)
60% supermajority threshold proposed on 2026 ballots that would have blocked every citizen-initiated amendment in the past decade (source)

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