Hey John,

Right now, the D.C. Council is considering a bill that could effectively write the ballot initiative process out of existence. Let’s be clear: this effort to eliminate citizens’ power is a direct attack on our local democracy.

Tell your councilmember to vote NO on the Initiative Amendment Act (B25-0475)

The citizen-led initiative process is perhaps the most powerful tool in the pro-democracy toolkit, but the D.C. Council is on the verge of joining a starkly anti-democratic trend of states seeking to limit citizen participation. 

We can’t let them get away with this. But with your help, we can hold the D.C. Council accountable.Tomorrow, the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor is holding a markup session on the Initiative Amendment Act. Now is our chance to tell the committee to protect the initiative process and VOTE NO.

To protect the democratic process we must stand up and speak out, and that means contacting our council members to let them know where we stand. Join us in demanding they VOTE NO on the Initiative Amendment Act (B25-0475). Local democracy activists have created this template, but feel free to personalize it.

Dave O'Brien Policy Director RepresentUs