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Ballot Measure Advocacy


501(c)(3) Public Charities and Ballot Measures - Alliance for Justice

501(c)(3) public charities may legally express positions on ballot initiatives, referenda, state constitutional amendments, city charter amendments, bond ...

Nonprofits and Ballot Measures

Can a nonprofit take a position for or against a ballot measure? Yes. Activity on ballot measures is lobbying – not electioneering. Ballot measure advocacy ...

Ballot Measures Toolkit - Alliance for Justice

Some states allow citizen-initiated ballot measures—whether initiative, referendum, state constitutional amendment, or tax levy. Public charities (including ...

What We Do - Ballot Initiative Strategy Center

We track and analyze ballot measures across the 26 states and District of Columbia that allow some form of direct democracy and provide intelligence to ...

Ballot Measures | ALA - American Library Association

While 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations are prohibited from electioneering in candidate elections, advocacy on ballot measures is not electioneering. However, ...

Election Checklist for 501(c)(3) Public Charities - Alliance for Justice

The law allows charities to engage in a wide variety of nonpartisan election- related activities, including voter registration and education as well as ballot ...

The Do's and Don'ts of Electoral Advocacy for 501(c)(3)s

Direct lobbying is when an organization attempts to influence specific legislation by stating its position to a legislator (or other government employee who ...

national pta® - nonprofits and ballot measures

Ballot measures ask voters to vote on laws, bonding issues or constitutional amendments. If the vote is on a proposed law, it's called a “ballot initiative.” If ...

Ballot Measures as a Tool for Advocacy - EveryLibrary Institute

Join the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center to learn how you can utilize ballot measures as at tool - even if you're a 501c(3) organization - to move your ...

Nonprofits and Ballot Measures

If the vote is on a law already passed by the legislature, it's called a. “referendum”. How are ballot measures different from candidate elections? The IRS ...

Ballot Initiative Strategy Center

BISC's mission is to strengthen democracy by implementing a national progressive strategy for ballot measures rooted in building state-based power.

How to Organize a Successful Ballot Measure Campaign for ...

Elections also offer a critical opportunity to take the issue of affordable housing directly to the voters through ballot measures. Over the ...

Ballot Measures - OpenSecrets

Ballot referendums first go through the state legislature and then are put to a popular vote. A ballot measure committee is a group supporting or opposing one ...

Ballot Measure Advocacy - Nonprofit Law Simplified

Generally, ballot measures are proposed laws, constitutional amendments, tax levies, bond proposals, or other initiatives that are voted on by ...

Summary Ballot Measure Disclosure Requirements

Some states require political committees, individuals and other entities engaged in advocacy for ballot measure campaigns to register with the state to file ...

What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About Advocating on Ballot ...

Can a 501(c)(3) nonprofit support or oppose a state constitutional amendments or a local ballot initiative? Yes!!! Even though 501(c)(3) nonprofits are ...

contributions to ballot measure committees - IRS

Frequently asked questions about the ban on political campaign intervention by 501(c)(3) organizations: contributions to ballot measure ...

What Nonprofits Need to Know About Ballot Measure Advocacy

Federal Tax Law: Ballot Measure Work as Lobbying Activity. From the perspective of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a nonprofit advocating ...

The Rules of The Game - Alliance for Justice

RosemaRY e. feI is a principal in the law firm of Adler & Colvin, which specializes in nonprofit and tax-exempt organization law. Ms. Fei received.

The Do's and Don'ts of Electoral Advocacy - NAEYC

What is the difference between directly lobbying and grassroots lobbying? Direct Lobbying is when an organization attempts to influence specific legislation by.