Citizens in Charge

Here’s a great piece in the Denver Westward News by Alan Prendergast about the struggle for citizen initiative rights, and the activisits who work to keep the initiative and referendum process open & accessible to everyone:

In Paul Grant’s experience, few things are as costly as free speech. It must be paid for again and again.

Krist Novoselic, former bassist for the rock band Nirvana and current chair of FairVote will be speaking at the Saturday night reception during the U.S. Conference on Initiative & Referendum.

Krist is a strong supporter of citizen initiative rights as an effective tool in reforming government, and we look forward to hearing from him at the conference.

If you haven’t already signed up to attend for free click here. Hope to see you there!

The James Madison Center for Free Speech issued a press release today regarding events unfolding in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District:

The days are numbered before the U.S. Conference on Initiative and Referendum kicks off in San Francisco July 30th. Have you registered to attend for free yet?

For some pre-coverage of the conference check out BallotPedia.

After a hearing last week in Omaha, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Bataillon denied a request from the state chapter of the Libertarian Party to block enforcement of Nebraska’s ban on people from other states helping collect signatures on a petition. Relying on the flawed 2001 decision by the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in IRI v.

A new video is posted on our Youtube page. Check it out, and make sure to sign up for the US Conference on I&R and join your fellow citizens in San Francisco later this month if you haven’t already done so. It will be a fun and informative event on how you can put yourself in charge.

 

(LAKE RIDGE, VA) – Today, Citizens in Charge Foundation, a transpartisan national voter rights group focused on the ballot initiative and referendum process, and a coalition of other citizen rights groups applauded Thursday’s decision by the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District to protect the First Amendment privacy of sensitive campaign information in court proceedings related to ballot title language of citizen initiatives.

Montana elections officials have found forged signatures on petitions for a proposed measure dealing with wildlife in at least four counties.