Boards of Elections use new found authority to block citizen initiatives off the ballot in Athens and Medina Counties in Ohio. CELDF is assisting residents…
BG Independent News: Pipeline petition passes signature test …. but more obstacles remain
Bowling Green residents and students who submitted petitions to place a Right to Climate charter amendment on the November ballot may face efforts to block…
Columbus Free Press: Corporate State Says Democracy is Too Expensive
While the oil and gas industry declares democracy is "too expensive," CELDF's Tish O'Dell looks at the bigger picture, including the cost of the corporate…
Vindy.com: LTE: Outside money suppresses voice of people in Y’town; the time has come to act
A Youngstown, OH, residents calls for support of the People’s Bill of Rights for Fair Elections and Access to Local Government. The initiative creates non-partisan…
Akron Beacon Journal: LTE: Fallout from the oil and gas industry
A Medina Co, OH, resident invites elected officials to see what's happening in Carroll and Noble Counties, where residents suffer harms from fossil fuel projects…
Vindy.com: Fracking issue in Youngstown could ignite fight in the courts
Gas industry allies in the Ohio legislature adopted a law authorizing BOEs and the Secretary of State to keep measures off the ballot based on…
Fosters.com: We must protect fair elections in NH
The New Hampshire legislature is suppressing voters and refusing to protect the vote through a verification process. This resident calls for using community rights to…
In These Times Rural America: Youngstown Residents Push to Oust Corporations from Election Campaigns, Cap Contributions at $100
Youngstown, OH, residents work to ban corporations from elections and cap campaign spending to level the playing field.
Vindy.com: Committee turns in petitions for elections charter amendment
Youngstown residents submit a petition for the November ballot that would remove corporations from elections, and cap campaign contributions.
Press Release: Citizen Initiative Removes Corporations from Election Campaigns, Caps Campaign Contributions
Youngstown, OH, residents submit petitions to place a fair elections initiative on the November ballot. The measure includes removing corporations from campaigns.
Blog: Ceiling Preemption: A Weapon Against Democracy
State and federal governments use ceiling preemption to suppress rights. It's time for communities to use floor preemption to stop harm and expand rights.
The Athens News: Let the people of Athens County have a vote on county charter
A resident and attorney in Athens County, OH, urges support for the county charter initiative advanced by community members to protect the county from fracking.
The Athens News: Anti-fracking group protests rejection of county charter
For a third year, Athens County, OH, residents battle efforts to keep them from voting on their qualified charter initiative. The measure bans fracking activities…
BG Independent News: BG charter amendment group submits ballot initiative
Facing the proposed Nexus pipeline and determined to protect their community's water, Bowling Green, OH, residents turn in signatures for their community rights initiative.
The Athens News: Judge rules charter petition had enough signatures after all
For a 3rd year, Athens County, OH, residents fight to protect themselves from fracking activities through a rights-based Home Rule charter. They continue to come…
Truthout: Oregon Ecosystem Files Lawsuit to Defend Its Rights
As the Siletz River Ecosystem is being destroyed by aerial sprayed pesticides, the river is taking legal action to protect itself, using a community rights…
Public News Service: OR River Could Take Legal Action in Aerial Pesticide Ban Case
Nature's rights are necessary to protect local ecosystems, and the Siletz River in Lincoln County, OR, is filing to intervene in a lawsuit to make…
Press Release: Oregon River Stands Up for its Rights
The Siletz River watershed in Lincoln County, OR, files to intervene in a case to protect itself against aerially sprayed pesticides. The practice was banned…
Akron Beacon Journal: Pipeline opponents gagged in Medina County
Medina, OH, resident lays out the gagging of democratic rights by county government when residents advanced a measure to protect themselves from the Nexus pipeline…
World Policy On Air: “The Rights of Trees”
As global warming accelerates, a radical change in how we view and interact with nature is necessary. World Policy on Air's David Alpern interviews CELDF's…
BG Independent News: Petition aimed at prioritizing people over pipelines
Bowling Green, OH, residents prepare to submit signatures to place a community rights ballot initiative before voters for November. The measure bans the Nexus pipeline…
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