Ballot Measures Staff Writer (Remote)

The Position

Ballotpedia seeks a full-time, 100% remote Staff Writer to join our Ballot Measures Team. 

The staff writer's job is to develop and improve information about direct democracy. 

The Ballot Measures project provides comprehensive coverage of state ballot measures, local ballot measures, historical ballot measures, and the laws governing ballot measures. Coverage includes: 

• Phases of the ballot measure cycle, including signature petitions, legislative votes, and lawsuits;
• Communicating what a ballot measure is designed to change.
• Presenting a ballot measure’s political context; 
• Following campaigns surrounding measures, including campaign finance, arguments, endorsements, polls, and more; 
• Covering the elections themselves; and 
• Writing about the aftermath of a ballot measure, such as post-election lawsuits, legislative changes, and the implementation...