Help us return the power to the people.
Let’s work together to restore voter confidence.
Through Ohio Ballot Protection, we educate Ohioans about what ballot initiatives can help them achieve —and how that process must evolve to truly benefit Ohioans.
We’re neighbors, parents, and professionals who care deeply about protecting the rights and voices of Ohio’s voters. What unites us is a shared belief that fair elections are not just a policy goal, but a moral responsibility.
The power is the people’s, and only the people’s.
In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt came to Columbus to address the Ohio Constitutional Convention as delegates reconsidered how power should be shared between government and the people.
In his landmark speech, A Charter of Democracy, Roosevelt argued that initiative and referendum should give citizens a direct path to act when representative government fails to represent them. Later that year, Ohio voters approved constitutional amendments establishing those powers.
Learn how the process works in Ohio, and what's holding us back.
The current ballot initiative process has kept many citizen-led initiatives from reaching the ballot for voters to decide on.
[Credit: Karen Kasler, Daniel Konik/Statehouse News Bureau, Ohio Public Media]
Follow our spotlight on an active initiative:
Banning mega data centers
Journey with a campaign that kicked off in March 2026, when a rural Ohio group presented a petition to the Ohio Attorney General's office...
Taking Initiative:
A Podcast About Citizen Ballot Initiatives and the People's Power.
A podcast that takes a deep dive into the citizen ballot initiative process in Ohio — from roadblocks and challenges to what worked, and why.
