The “Yes” Campaign

Many ballot measures lose.  Victory goes to campaigns that carefully craft a measure that meets their public policy objectives, is legally defensible and politically sustainable.  Operating at the intersection of policy, law and politics, Ballot Measure Group, LLC can help secure victory for your “Yes” campaign.

In helping you craft, qualify and pass your measure, a typical Ballot Measure Group scope of work could include the following:

• Analyzing your policy goals and developing policy options.
• Researching the legal viability of your policy options.
• Coordinating quantitative and qualitative public opinion testing of your policy options.
• Preparing preliminary and final drafts of your measure.
• Coordinating development of a fiscal impact estimate for your measure
• Overseeing the filing of your measure and shepherding it through state or local pre-circulation approval processes.
• Coordinating any litigation over the form, ballot summary, fiscal estimate, signature validation or constitutionality of the measure.
• Monitoring circulation and signature submittal legal compliance.
•  Counseling on compliance with federal, state, and local campaign finance laws and other legal requirements
• Preparing administrative complaints against your opposition over campaign finance compliance and other legal violations 
• Defending legal complaints targeting your campaign
• Coordinating the preparation and filing of campaign finance, tax returns, corporate reports and administrative reports.
• Assisting in assembling a multi-disciplinary campaign team to help pass your measure
• In some cases, assuming active management of the overall “Yes” campaign.