{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Ballot Initiative Strategy Center","provider_url":"https:\/\/ballot.org","title":"ICYMI: Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Executive Director Chris Melody Fields Figueredo\u2019s Democracy Docket Op-Ed on the Importance of Ballot Measures - Ballot Initiative Strategy Center","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Q3il6wRWA3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ballot.org\/news\/icymi-ballot-initiative-strategy-center-executive-director-chris-melody-fields-figueredos-democracy-docket-op-ed-on-the-importance-of-ballot-measures\/\">ICYMI: Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Executive Director Chris Melody Fields Figueredo\u2019s Democracy Docket Op-Ed on the Importance of Ballot Measures<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ballot.org\/news\/icymi-ballot-initiative-strategy-center-executive-director-chris-melody-fields-figueredos-democracy-docket-op-ed-on-the-importance-of-ballot-measures\/embed\/#?secret=Q3il6wRWA3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;ICYMI: Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Executive Director Chris Melody Fields Figueredo\u2019s Democracy Docket Op-Ed on the Importance of Ballot Measures&#8221; &#8212; Ballot Initiative Strategy Center\" data-secret=\"Q3il6wRWA3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"WASHINGTON \u2014 Last week, Democracy Docket published an op-ed by Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Executive Director Chris Melody Fields Figueredo on the importance of ballot measures, the current attacks against the ballot initiative process, and what voters can do to ensure their power is protected.\u00a0 Read Chris\u2019s op-ed HERE \u201cBallot measures (also called ballot initiatives,...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ballot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BISC2302_share-image_New_2024_V4.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":630}