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: 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.
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…
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.
November Elections Update
Learn the latest news from election day in Grant Township and West Chester, PA; Youngstown, OH; and Spokane, WA. And check out the launch of…
Government and Corporations Collude Against the People: Ohio Is a Corporate State
Ohio government officials, both locally and at the state level, use oil and gas industry law firms in an attempt to keep the people's ballot…
Vindy.com: Mahoning elections board votes to keep Youngstown anti-fracking proposal off ballot
With the Mahoning County Board of Elections unanimously voting to keep a Youngstown anti-fracking charter amendment proposal off the Nov. 3 ballot, backers of the…
The Vindicator: Youngstown council puts anti-fracking amendment on November ballot
YOUNGSTOWN — City council voted today to put an anti-fracking charter amendment proposal on the Nov. 3 ballot, and the Mahoning County Board of Elections…
Ohio and Colorado Voters Adopt Community Bills of Rights
On Election Day, voters in an Ohio and a Colorado community enacted Community Bills of Rights to secure the right to local self-government and to…
Frack-Backers Launch Preemptive Strikes against Democracy Attempt to Kill the Initiative Process
“It’s Already Been Decided? Who Decided That?”
Ohio Town’s Lonely Campaign Against Fracking Now Slightly Less Lonely
The new year arrived in Youngstown, Ohio, with earthquakes that appear to be tied fracking to wastewater wells and activists standing in the cold protesting.…