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983 984 <h3 class="title-external title-external--internal title article-card__title post-card__title" data-pattern="title-external"> <span class="shy">Missouri Supreme Court Clears Path for Vote on Amendment 6, Allowing Voters to Protect Direct Democracy from Government Interference</span></h3> 985 986 <div class="article-card__abstract post-card__abstract card__abstract" data-content> 987 Last week, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that Amendment 6 will appear on the November ballot, providing voters with the chance to proactively strengthen the ballot measure process while enshrining in law new protections against interference by Jefferson City politicians. 988 989 </div> 990 991 <footer class="article-card__footer post-card__footer"> 992 <div class="article-card__meta post-card__meta"> 993 <div class="meta-list" data-pattern="meta-list"> <p class="meta-list__item meta-list__item--date "> Sep 9, 2026 </p> </div> 994 </div> 995 </footer> 996 </div> 997 998 </div> 999</article> 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012<article class="article-card post-card card news-type--media-release :version-2 :align-right" data-pattern="article-card"> 1013 <div class="article-card__inner post-card__inner pattern__inner :g-x"> 1014 1015 1016 <a class="overlink" data-pattern="overlink" href="https://thefairnessproject.org/news/fairness-project-names-hannah-ledford-as-executive-director/" > <span class="screen-reader-only">Fairness Project Names Hannah Ledford as Executive Director</span> </a> 1017 1018 <div class="article-card__image post-card__image "> 1019 1020 </div> 1021 1022 <div class="article-card__text post-card__text :g-x"> 1023 <div class="article-card__header post-card__header"> 1024 <menu class="tag-group" data-pattern="tag-group"> <li><span class="tag tag--static" data-pattern="tag"><span class="tag__text">Media Release</span> </span></li> </menu> 1025 1026 </div> 1027 1028 <h3 class="title-external title-external--internal title article-card__title post-card__title" data-pattern="title-external"> <span class="shy">Fairness Project Names Hannah Ledford as Executive Director</span></h3> 1029 1030 1031 <footer class="article-card__footer post-card__footer"> 1032 <div class="article-card__meta post-card__meta"> 1033 <div class="meta-list" data-pattern="meta-list"> <p class="meta-list__item meta-list__item--date "> Aug 31, 2026 </p> </div> 1034 </div> 1035 </footer> 1036 </div> 1037 1038 </div> 1039</article> 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052<article class="article-card post-card card :version-2 :align-right" data-pattern="article-card"> 1053 <div class="article-card__inner post-card__inner pattern__inner :g-x"> 1054 1055 1056 <a class="overlink" data-pattern="overlink" href="https://thefairnessproject.org/news/ballot-battles-to-watch-two-key-measures-advance-to-montanas-november-ballot/" > <span class="screen-reader-only">BALLOT BATTLES TO WATCH: Two Key Measures Advance to Montanaâs November Ballot</span> </a> 1057 1058 <div class="article-card__image post-card__image "> 1059 1060 </div> 1061 1062 <div class="article-card__text post-card__text :g-x"> 1063 1064 <h3 class="title-external title-external--internal title article-card__title post-card__title" data-pattern="title-external"> <span class="shy">BALLOT BATTLES TO WATCH: Two Key Measures Advance to Montanaâs November Ballot</span></h3> 1065 1066 1067 <footer class="article-card__footer post-card__footer"> 1068 <div class="article-card__meta post-card__meta"> 1069 <div class="meta-list" data-pattern="meta-list"> <p class="meta-list__item meta-list__item--date "> Aug 25, 2026 </p> </div> 1070 </div> 1071 </footer> 1072 </div> 1073 1074 </div> 1075</article> 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088<article class="article-card post-card card news-type--news :version-2 :align-right" data-pattern="article-card"> 1089 <div class="article-card__inner post-card__inner pattern__inner :g-x"> 1090 1091 1092 <a class="overlink" data-pattern="overlink" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/missouri-voters-block-gop-effort-raise-bar-constitutional-amendments-rcna590028" > <span class="screen-reader-only">NBC News: Missouri voters block GOP-led effort to raise bar to pass constitutional amendments</span> </a> 1093 1094 <div class="article-card__image post-card__image "> 1095 1096 </div> 1097 1098 <div class="article-card__text post-card__text :g-x"> 1099 <div class="article-card__header post-card__header"> 1100 <menu class="tag-group" data-pattern="tag-group"> <li><span class="tag tag--static" data-pattern="tag"><span class="tag__text">News</span> </span></li> </menu> 1101 1102 </div> 1103 1104 <h3 class="title-external title-external--external title article-card__title post-card__title" data-pattern="title-external"> <span class="shy">NBC News: Missouri voters block GOP-led effort to raise bar to pass constitutional amendments</span><span class="icon external-link :icon-arrow-diagonal" data-pattern="icon"><svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g class="stroke"><polyline points="6,6 18,6 18,18" /><polyline points="4,20 18,6" /></g></svg></span></h3> 1105 1106 <div class="article-card__abstract post-card__abstract card__abstract" data-content> 1107 It would have created âthe strictest passage threshold in the country for citizen-initiated ballot measures only,â according to Hannah Ledford, the deputy director of the Fairness Project, a group that supports citizen initiative processes. She added it could have left Missouriâs direct democracy process âfunctionally dead.â 1108 </div> 1109 1110 <footer class="article-card__footer post-card__footer"> 1111 <div class="article-card__meta post-card__meta"> 1112 <div class="meta-list" data-pattern="meta-list"> <p class="meta-list__item meta-list__item--date "> Aug 5, 2026 </p> </div> 1113 </div> 1114 </footer> 1115 </div> 1116 1117 </div> 1118</article> 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131<article class="article-card post-card card news-type--media-release :version-2 :align-right" data-pattern="article-card"> 1132 <div class="article-card__inner post-card__inner pattern__inner :g-x"> 1133 1134 1135 <a class="overlink" data-pattern="overlink" href="https://thefairnessproject.org/news/missouri-voters-uphold-direct-democracy-with-resounding-rejection-of-amendment-4/" > <span class="screen-reader-only">Missouri Voters Uphold Direct Democracy with Resounding Rejection of Amendment 4</span> </a> 1136 1137 <div class="article-card__image post-card__image "> 1138 1139 </div> 1140 1141 <div class="article-card__text post-card__text :g-x"> 1142 <div class="article-card__header post-card__header"> 1143 <menu class="tag-group" data-pattern="tag-group"> <li><span class="tag tag--static" data-pattern="tag"><span class="tag__text">Media Release</span> </span></li> </menu> 1144 1145 </div> 1146 1147 <h3 class="title-external title-external--internal title article-card__title post-card__title" data-pattern="title-external"> <span class="shy">Missouri Voters Uphold Direct Democracy with Resounding Rejection of Amendment 4</span></h3> 1148 1149 <div class="article-card__abstract post-card__abstract card__abstract" data-content> 1150 With Final Tally of 81% to 19%, Jefferson City Politiciansâ Brazen Attempt to Consolidate Power Meets Embarrassing Defeat 1151 </div> 1152 1153 <footer class="article-card__footer post-card__footer"> 1154 <div class="article-card__meta post-card__meta"> 1155 <div class="meta-list" data-pattern="meta-list"> <p class="meta-list__item meta-list__item--date "> Aug 4, 2026 </p> </div> 1156 </div> 1157 </footer> 1158 </div> 1159 1160 </div> 1161</article> 1162 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174<article class="article-card post-card card news-type--media-release :version-2 :align-right" data-pattern="article-card"> 1175 <div class="article-card__inner post-card__inner pattern__inner :g-x"> 1176 1177 1178 <a class="overlink" data-pattern="overlink" href="https://thefairnessproject.org/news/kansas-voters-decide-to-keep-state-court
1178s-nonpartisan/" > <span class="screen-reader-only">Kansas Voters Decide to Keep State Courts Nonpartisan</span> </a> 1179 1180 <div class="article-card__image post-card__image "> 1181 1182 </div> 1183 1184 <div class="article-card__text post-card__text :g-x"> 1185 <div class="article-card__header post-card__header"> 1186 <menu class="tag-group" data-pattern="tag-group"> <li><span class="tag tag--static" data-pattern="tag"><span class="tag__text">Media Release</span> </span></li> </menu> 1187 1188 </div> 1189 1190 <h3 class="title-external title-external--internal title article-card__title post-card__title" data-pattern="title-external"> <span class="shy">Kansas Voters Decide to Keep State Courts Nonpartisan</span></h3> 1191 1192 <div class="article-card__abstract post-card__abstract card__abstract" data-content> 1193 With a resounding rejection of the proposed Amendment, Kansas voters declare that their courts will remain apolitical 1194 </div> 1195 1196 <footer class="article-card__footer post-card__footer"> 1197 <div class="article-card__meta post-card__meta"> 1198 <div class="meta-list" data-pattern="meta-list"> <p class="meta-list__item meta-list__item--date "> Aug 4, 2026 </p> </div> 1199 </div> 1200 </footer> 1201 </div> 1202 1203 </div> 1204</article> 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209 1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217<article class="article-card post-card card news-type--media-release :version-2 :align-right" data-pattern="article-card"> 1218 <div class="article-card__inner post-card__inner pattern__inner :g-x"> 1219 1220 1221 <a class="overlink" data-pattern="overlink" href="https://thefairnessproject.org/news/voters-to-decide-today-on-minority-rule-nonpartisan-state-courts/" > <span class="screen-reader-only">Voters to Decide Today on Minority Rule, Nonpartisan State Courts</span> </a> 1222 1223 <div class="article-card__image post-card__image "> 1224 1225 </div> 1226 1227 <div class="article-card__text post-card__text :g-x"> 1228 <div class="article-card__header post-card__header"> 1229 <menu class="tag-group" data-pattern="tag-group"> <li><span class="tag tag--static" data-pattern="tag"><span class="tag__text">Media Release</span> </span></li> </menu> 1230 1231 </div> 1232 1233 <h3 class="title-external title-external--internal title article-card__title post-card__title" data-pattern="title-external"> <span class="shy">Voters to Decide Today on Minority Rule, Nonpartisan State Courts</span></h3> 1234 1235 <div class="article-card__abstract post-card__abstract card__abstract" data-content> 1236 In Missouri, Amendment 4 Threatens Citizensâ Right to Amend State Constitution by Majority Rule, while a Kansas amendment would turn Supreme Court Justice seats into elected partisan positions 1237 </div> 1238 1239 <footer class="article-card__footer post-card__footer"> 1240 <div class="article-card__meta post-card__meta"> 1241 <div class="meta-list" data-pattern="meta-list"> <p class="meta-list__item meta-list__item--date "> Aug 4, 2026 </p> </div> 1242 </div> 1243 </footer> 1244 </div> 1245 1246 </div> 1247</article> 1248 1249 1250 1251 1252 1253 1254 1255 1256 1257 1258 1259 1260<article class="article-card post-card card news-type--news :version-2 :align-right" data-pattern="article-card"> 1261 <div class="article-card__inner post-card__inner pattern__inner :g-x"> 1262 1263 1264 <a class="overlink" data-pattern="overlink" href="https://apnews.com/article/citizen-initiatives-ballot-amendments-missouri-1757971219972910d6e34f4cd21953ed" > <span class="screen-reader-only">AP: Missouri proposal would create nationâs toughest standard for citizen-led constitutional amendments</span> </a> 1265 1266 <div class="article-card__image post-card__image "> 1267 1268 </div> 1269 1270 <div class="article-card__text post-card__text :g-x"> 1271 <div class="article-card__header post-card__header"> 1272 <menu class="tag-group" data-pattern="tag-group"> <li><span class="tag tag--static" data-pattern="tag"><span class="tag__text">News</span> </span></li> </menu> 1273 1274 </div> 1275 1276 <h3 class="title-external title-external--external title article-card__title post-card__title" data-pattern="title-external"> <span class="shy">AP: Missouri proposal would create nationâs toughest standard for citizen-led constitutional amendments</span><span class="icon external-link :icon-arrow-diagonal" data-pattern="icon"><svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g class="stroke"><polyline points="6,6 18,6 18,18" /><polyline points="4,20 18,6" /></g></svg></span></h3> 1277 1278 <div class="article-card__abstract post-card__abstract card__abstract" data-content> 1279 âThis is a first-of-its-kind,â said Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, a national group that backs progressive ballot initiatives like the ones Missouriâs Republican lawmakers are hoping to quelch. 1280 </div> 1281 1282 <footer class="article-card__footer post-card__footer"> 1283 <div class="article-card__meta post-card__meta"> 1284 <div class="meta-list" data-pattern="meta-list"> <p class="meta-list__item meta-list__item--date "> Jul 31, 2026 </p> </div> 1285 </div> 1286 </footer> 1287 </div> 1288 1289 </div> 1290</article> 1291 1292 1293 1294 1295 1296 1297 1298 1299 1300 1301 1302 1303<article class="article-card post-card card news-type--news :version-2 :align-right" data-pattern="article-card"> 1304 <div class="article-card__inner post-card__inner pattern__inner :g-x"> 1305 1306 1307 <a class="overlink" data-pattern="overlink" href="https://www.npr.org/2026/07/14/nx-s1-5877715/direct-democracy-state-constitutional-amendment-thresholds" > <span class="screen-reader-only">NPR: Some states will ask voters to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments</span> </a> 1308 1309 <div class="article-card__image post-card__image "> 1310 1311 </div> 1312 1313 <div class="article-card__text post-card__text :g-x"> 1314 <div class="article-card__header post-card__header"> 1315 <menu class="tag-group" data-pattern="tag-group"> <li><span class="tag tag--static" data-pattern="tag"><span class="tag__text">News</span> </span></li> </menu> 1316 1317 </div> 1318 1319 <h3 class="title-external title-external--external title article-card__title post-card__title" data-pattern="title-external"> <span class="shy">NPR: Some states will ask voters to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments</span><span class="icon external-link :icon-arrow-diagonal" data-pattern="icon"><svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g class="stroke"><polyline points="6,6 18,6 18,18" /><polyline points="4,20 18,6" /></g></svg></span></h3> 1320 1321 <div class="article-card__abstract post-card__abstract card__abstract" data-content> 1322 "The theme of 2026 is the battle over direct democracy availability itself," [Kelly Hall] told NPR. "This is a really powerful tool ⦠and one of the most frequent topics that we will see voted on this November is, can voters continue to exercise that right meaningfully?" 1323 </div> 1324 1325 <footer class="article-card__footer post-card__footer"> 1326 <div class="article-card__meta post-card__meta"> 1327 <div class="meta-list" data-pattern="meta-list"> <p class="meta-list__item meta-list__item--date "> Jul 14, 2026 </p> </div> 1328 </div> 1329 </footer> 1330 </div> 1331 1332 </div> 1333</article> 1334 1335 1336 1337 1338 1339 1340 1341 1342 1343 1344 1345 1346<article class="article-card post-card card news-type--media-release :version-2 :align-right" data-pattern="article-card"> 1347 <div class="article-card__inner post-card__inner pattern__inner :g-x"> 1348 1349 1350 <a class="overlink" data-pattern="overlink" href="https://thefairnessproject.org/news/montana-ballot-measure-to-keep-politics-out-of-state-court
1350s-submits-over-100000-signatures/" > <span class="screen-reader-only">Montana Ballot Measure to Keep Politics out of State Courts Submits over 100,000 Signatures</span> </a> 1351 1352 <div class="article-card__image post-card__image "> 1353 1354 </div> 1355 1356 <div class="article-card__text post-card__text :g-x"> 1357 <div class="article-card__header post-card__header"> 1358 <menu class="tag-group" data-pattern="tag-group"> <li><span class="tag tag--static" data-pattern="tag"><span class="tag__text">Media Release</span> </span></li> </menu> 1359 1360 </div> 1361 1362 <h3 class="title-external title-external--internal title article-card__title post-card__title" data-pattern="title-external"> <span class="shy">Montana Ballot Measure to Keep Politics out of State Courts Submits over 100,000 Signatures</span></h3> 1363 1364 <div class="article-card__abstract post-card__abstract card__abstract" data-content> 1365 Montanans for Nonpartisan Courts moves one step closer to passing an amendment to protect the stateâs courts from partisan interference 1366 </div> 1367 1368 <footer class="article-card__footer post-card__footer"> 1369 <div class="article-card__meta post-card__meta"> 1370 <div class="meta-list" data-pattern="meta-list"> <p class="meta-list__item meta-list__item--date "> Jun 22, 2026 </p> </div> 1371 </div> 1372 </footer> 1373 </div> 1374 1375 </div> 1376</article> 1377 1378 1379 1380 1381 1382 1383 1384 1385 1386 1387 1388 1389<article class="article-card post-card card news-type--media-release :version-2 :align-right" data-pattern="article-card"> 1390 <div class="article-card__inner post-card__inner pattern__inner :g-x"> 1391 1392 1393 <a class="overlink" data-pattern="overlink" href="https://thefairnessproject.org/news/campaign-to-provide-free-meals-to-schoolchildren-qualifies-for-ballot-in-north-dakota-this-fall/" > <span class="screen-reader-only">Campaign To Provide Free Meals To Schoolchildren Qualifies For Ballot In North Dakota This Fall</span> </a> 1394 1395 <div class="article-card__image post-card__image "> 1396 1397 </div> 1398 1399 <div class="article-card__text post-card__text :g-x"> 1400 <div class="article-card__header post-card__header"> 1401 <menu class="tag-group" data-pattern="tag-group"> <li><span class="tag tag--static" data-pattern="tag"><span class="tag__text">Media Release</span> </span></li> </menu> 1402 1403 </div> 1404 1405 <h3 class="title-external title-external--internal title article-card__title post-card__title" data-pattern="title-external"> <span class="shy">Campaign To Provide Free Meals To Schoolchildren Qualifies For Ballot In North Dakota This Fall</span></h3> 1406 1407 <div class="article-card__abstract post-card__abstract card__abstract" data-content> 1408 National ballot measure leader and campaign backer the Fairness Project celebrates milestone for economic justice effort 1409 </div> 1410 1411 <footer class="article-card__footer post-card__footer"> 1412 <div class="article-card__meta post-card__meta"> 1413 <div class="meta-list" data-pattern="meta-list"> <p class="meta-list__item meta-list__item--date "> May 14, 2026 </p> </div> 1414 </div> 1415 </footer> 1416 </div> 1417 1418 </div> 1419</article> 1420 1421 1422 1423 1424 1425 1426 1427 1428 1429 1430 1431 1432<article class="article-card post-card card news-type--media-release :version-2 :align-right" data-pattern="article-card"> 1433 <div class="article-card__inner post-card__inner pattern__inner :g-x"> 1434 1435 1436 <a class="overlink" data-pattern="overlink" href="https://thefairnessproject.org/news/virginia-supreme-court-deals-blow-to-american-democracy/" > <span class="screen-reader-only">VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT DEALS BLOW TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY</span> </a> 1437 1438 <div class="article-card__image post-card__image "> 1439 1440 </div> 1441 1442 <div class="article-card__text post-card__text :g-x"> 1443 <div class="article-card__header post-card__header"> 1444 <menu class="tag-group" data-pattern="tag-group"> <li><span class="tag tag--static" data-pattern="tag"><span class="tag__text">Media Release</span> </span></li> </menu> 1445 1446 </div> 1447 1448 <h3 class="title-external title-external--internal title article-card__title post-card__title" data-pattern="title-external"> <span class="shy">VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT DEALS BLOW TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY</span></h3> 1449 1450 <div class="article-card__abstract post-card__abstract card__abstract" data-content> 1451 The national leader in ballot measure campaigns and backer of the âYesâ campaign speaks out in reaction to todayâs myopic state supreme court decision
1452 </div> 1453 1454 <footer class="article-card__footer post-card__footer"> 1455 <div class="article-card__meta post-card__meta"> 1456 <div class="meta-list" data-pattern="meta-list"> <p class="meta-list__item meta-list__item--date "> May 8, 2026 </p> </div> 1457 </div> 1458 </footer> 1459 </div> 1460 1461 </div> 1462</article> 1463 1464 1465 1466 1467 1468 1469 1470 1471 1472 1473 1474 1475<article class="article-card post-card card news-type--media-release :version-2 :align-right" data-pattern="article-card"> 1476 <div class="article-card__inner post-card__inner pattern__inner :g-x"> 1477 1478 1479 <a class="overlink" data-pattern="overlink" href="https://thefairnessproject.org/news/missouri-ballot-measure-to-shield-voter-approved-laws-from-legislative-reversal-submits-over-367000-signatures/" > <span class="screen-reader-only">Missouri Ballot Measure to Shield Voter-Approved Laws from Legislative Reversal Submits over 367,000 Signatures</span> </a> 1480 1481 <div 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