Ohio officials have blocked citizen initiatives advancing communities and nature's rights since 2015. In response, citizen have filed suit against Ohio's Secretary of State and…
News Release: Ohio Community Members File Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
Communities from across Ohio file a federal lawsuit against local Boards of Elections and the Ohio Secretary of State for multiple rights violations - including…
The Progressive: ‘Not Another Flint! Let Us Vote!’
Communities across Ohio are not only fighting to protect their water from corporate harms - they're fighting for their right to vote on their own…
Press Release: The Right to Water Shut Off in Unjust Youngstown Election
It was a questionable election at best for Youngstown, OH, where community members are fighting for their right to clean water in a city that…
Press Release: Mahoning Board of Elections Defies Supreme Court
The Mahoning County, OH, Board of Elections blocks a duly qualified Community Bill of Rights initiative from the ballot in Youngstown. CELDF assists residents to…
Press Release: Youngstown Residents Circulating Petitions for Water Protection Law
Youngstown, OH, residents make their comeback, gathering signatures on election day for their Community Rights charter amendment protecting their water.
Desmog: Fossil Fuel Misinformation Helps Quash Community Effort to Ban Fracking in Youngstown, Ohio
The oil and gas industry, Ohio legislators, and the Ohio Supreme Court strip Youngstown residents of their right to vote. Their response: "Onward!"
Press Release: Split Decision in Ohio Supreme Court for Youngstown Ballot Initiatives
In a 4-3 decision, the Ohio Supreme Court denies Youngstown residents the right to vote. Residents vow they are not surrendering their rights.
Desmog: Ohio Communities Face ‘Voter Suppression’ in Push to Rein in Oil and Gas Development
What's going on in Ohio? Voter suppression in the form of blocking rights-based citizen initiatives from the ballot for a vote. Who's behind it? The…
Press Release: Bowling Green Residents Have More Right to Initiative than Youngstown Residents?
The Board of Elections denies Youngstown, OH, residents their inalienable right to vote on their own citizen initiatives. Residents are challenging the stripping of their…
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…
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…
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.
Vindy.com: Support urged for new community bills of rights
Youngstown, OH, residents advance two rights-based measures to protect their water and their elections. Community members are gathering signatures for the November ballot.
Press Release: “Free and Fair Elections” Initiative Would Ban Corporate Dollars in Local Elections
Youngstown, OH, residents launch a free and fair election bill of rights initiative for the November ballot. The measure would allow only city residents to…
Harper’s Magazine: Class Takeover
It's not just water that's privatized and stripped from local control. Youngstown, OH's education system has been seized from the public and put into private…
PR: Youngstown Residents: Unshakable Determination as They Look Ahead to Next Community Bill of Rights
The might of the oil and gas industry and its allies were out in force, outspending residents enormously in today's election to defeat the people's…
Truthout: Democracy Deferred: Ohio Removes Anti-Fracking Measures From County Ballots
In Ohio and elsewhere, when democracy threatens the oil and gas industry, those occupying our legal and governing structures take liberty in interpreting the law…
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