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Nov 4, 2019
Efforts are growing to not only determine how people vote, but what gets voted on. Your ballot measures are not yours to democratically determine.
Read More | Press Releases & BlogsJul 22, 2019
The corporate state attempts to strip democratic rights in Ohio and Washington state. CELDF supports communities as together they fight back.
Read More | Community Wires, News, Press ReleasesJun 6, 2019
With CELDF-supported attorneys, Tacoma, WA, residents filed a 1st Amendment petition with the Supreme Court challenging continued denial of ballot access for qualified citizen initiatives.
Read More | Community Wires, News, Press ReleasesDec 1, 2017
CELDF calls out the court in Tacoma, WA, for illegitimately vetoing the right of Tacomans to vote.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsJul 7, 2016
Tacoma local government allies with big business interests, using the courts to block Tacomans from voting to protect their water. Undaunted, Tacomans prepare for a statewide initiative, and plan to run Community Rights candidates for local office.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsJul 4, 2016
Tacoma, WA, residents determine next move as a county judge denies their right to protect their local water through initiative.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsJun 24, 2016
Local government and corporate interests in Tacoma, WA, collude to stop the City’s residents from their democratic right to initiative. Residents are advancing a rights-based measure to let the people decide when large corporate water uses are allowed.
Read More | Community WiresJun 9, 2016
The corporate state in Tacoma, WA, attempts “…to use the court as a weapon to strangle democracy in Tacoma.” Residents are advancing their right to initiative as they fight to protect their water from large commercial uses.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsJun 7, 2016
Tacoma, WA, residents fight to protect their water while their own local electeds stand against them. Local government and business interests are suing to block a rights-based ballot initiative from a vote by the people. The measure would protect Tacoma water.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the Grassroots