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Taking Initiative

Ohio Ballot Protection

Take a deep dive into the citizen ballot initiative process in Ohio — from roadblocks and challenges to what worked, and why.

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32 episodes

  1. Spotlight: The People won. Now what? 30:05
  2. People Power vs. Big Tobacco: How Ohio Went Smoke-Free (S2 Ep8) 30:34
  3. Citizen Power and the Ohio Supreme Court | Candidate Conversation with Judge Marilyn Zayas 32:56
  4. When Neighbors Organize: Barry Blankenship Shares Trenton's Issue 17 Story (S2 Ep7) 19:28
  5. Candidate Conversation with Justice Jennifer Brunner | Ohio Supreme Court 2026 31:03
  6. Spotlight: Another trip to the Statehouse 12:57
  7. The Power Is Ours: How Ohio Won Direct Democracy | Mike Curtin (S2 Ep4) 38:33
  8. Spotlight: When Citizens Don’t Wait... Conserve Ohio’s Next Move 41:16
  9. Neighbor by Neighbor: How People Build Power | Rev. Ray Greene, Freedom BLOC (S2 Ep2) 32:11
  10. When the People Push Back: Chris Melody Fields Figueredo (S2 Ep1) 25:53
  11. The Power Is the People’s | Theodore Roosevelt, Ohio, 1912. 9:47
  12. Spotlight: Conserve Ohio lawyers encourage local initiatives 34:59
  13. "What's in it for ALL of us?" Recap Season 1 with Laura and Pat 31:50
  14. Spotlight: Conserve Ohio sets new signature goal & attends weekly commissioners meeting 10:52
  15. New goal for Ohio Equal Rights and Right to Marry 2:40
  16. Spotlight: Conserve Ohio attorney Austin Baurichter says "Step on the path" 28:44
  17. Spotlight: Nikki testifies at the Ohio Statehouse 2:13
  18. Inside a split initiative: The path forward - Ohio’s Equal Rights and Marriage Equality initiatives 29:18
  19. How Signature Gathering Really Works: Ballot Initiative 101 36:47
  20. Onsite at the Libertarian Party of Ohio's Convention: Views on Direct Democracy 15:07
  21. Meet Ohio's Secretary of State Candidates: Tom Pruss (Libertarian Party) 26:55
  22. Meet Ohio's Attorney General Candidates: John Kulewicz (Democratic Party) 17:12
  23. Meet Ohio's Attorney General Candidates: Elliot Forhan (Democratic Party) 21:30
  24. Meet Ohio's Secretary of State Candidates: Allison Russo (Democratic Party) 34:31
  25. Meet Ohio's Secretary of State Candidates: Marcell Strbich (Republican Party) 37:40
  26. Meet Ohio's Secretary of State Candidates: Bryan Hambley (Democratic Party) 30:19
  27. Spotlight: Meet Ohio’s latest ballot initiative proposal: banning mega data centers 12:31
  28. Grassroots Referendum: Inside the Campaign to Defeat Ohio SB 1 38:44
  29. What ballot measures are underway in the US? Ohio Ballot Protection at BISC 2026 13:55
  30. Catherine Turcer of Common Cause Ohio on Ballot Initiatives: What Works, and What Needs To Change. 21:55
  31. 'I wanted to make a difference': Get to Know Co-Host Patricia Ann Blackmon 11:56
  32. Welcome to Taking Initiative, a podcast about citizen ballot initiatives and the people's power. 5:06