Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Explained

Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
Formation:	1999
Headquarters:	Washington, DC
Region:	United States
Leader Title:	Executive Director
Leader Name:	Chris Melody Fields Figueredo

The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center (BISC) is a liberal American advocacy organization which tries to motivate voters to go to the polls through the strategic deployment of liberal-oriented ballot initiatives.^[1] The group provides legal advice and political expertise for left-leaning ballot measure campaigns.^[2]

Organization

BISC was founded in 1999. In 2007, BISC moved into an office on K Street.^[3]

Focus

In 2016, the group's executive director said it was focusing on issues related to economic fairness, such as minimum wage measures. Targeted states and campaigns were not specified.^[2]

Funding

BISC does not publicly disclose its donors. The group has received financial support from billionaire George Soros and his Open Society Institute, NARAL Pro-Choice America, the Ford Foundation, and the National Education Association.^{[4] [5] [6]} BISC is a member of America Votes, a 501(c)(4) organization that aims "to coordinate and promote progressive issues."^[7]

Further reading

• Book: Magleby, D.B. . Magleby . D.P.P.S.D.B. . Patterson . K.D. . Battle for Congress: Iraq, Scandal, and Campaign Finance in the 2006 Election . Taylor & Francis . 2015 . 978-1-317-26334-0 . December 16, 2016 . 55.

External links

• Ballotpedia profile

Notes and References

1. News: Benton Cooney. Jessica. Wage Initiatives Motivate Voters, Study Finds. 13 August 2014. The New York Times. 2007-02-22.
2. Web site: National liberal groups to push 'record' number of 2016 ballot measures . publicintegrity.com . 2016-01-06 . 2017-01-06.
3. News: Patch. Jeff. Liberal Beachhead Established on K Street. 13 August 2014. Politico. 2007-02-26.
4. News: Fund. John. Taking the Initiative. 13 August 2014. Wall Street Journal. 2006-10-16.
5. Web site: Ballot Initiative Strategy Center . OpenSecrets.
6. Web site: Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation. Ford Foundation. 13 August 2014.
7. Web site: National Partners. America Votes. 13 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140701062944/http://www.americavotes.org/nationalpartnerspage. 1 July 2014. dead.