Formation | 1999 |
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Headquarters | Washington, DC |
Region | United States |
Executive Director | Chris Melody Fields Figueredo |
Website |
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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]
BISC was founded in 1999. In 2007, BISC moved into an office on K Street. [3]
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]
BISC does not publicly disclose its donors.[ citation needed] 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]
Formation | 1999 |
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Headquarters | Washington, DC |
Region | United States |
Executive Director | Chris Melody Fields Figueredo |
Website |
ballot |
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]
BISC was founded in 1999. In 2007, BISC moved into an office on K Street. [3]
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]
BISC does not publicly disclose its donors.[ citation needed] 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]