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Why Politicians Are Afraid of Ballot Measures

Ballot measures are one of the most powerful tools voters have to bypass politicians and pass laws directly—from raising the minimum wage to expanding Medicaid to protecting reproductive rights. But according to Kelly Hall, Executive Director of The Fairness Project, that power is now under attack. In this episode of The Electorette, Jen Taylor-Skinner speaks with Hall about the growing effort by lawmakers across the country to weaken the ballot initiative process. From raising vote thresholds to making it harder to collect signatures, these procedural changes may sound technical—but together they threaten one of the last direct checks voters have on political power. Hall explains how ballot measures have helped voters pass policies politicians refused to act on, why attacks on the process are accelerating, and why these changes represent a deeper problem in American democracy. This conversation is about more than ballot measures—it’s about who gets to make the rules in a democracy.