“Ballot measures have been a lifeline to working people in red and purple states, allowing them to make change even when politicians fail to represent their interests. Legislators are trying to systematically take that power away,” Kelly Hall, the executive director of the Fairness Project, a nonprofit organization that helps progressive groups advance citizen-led ballot initiatives, said in a statement.
“This is their playbook,” Hall said, adding that when “politicians know they can’t win with voters on the issues, they try to change the rules of the game.”
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