The American Fifth Estate is a member-led 501c4 that helps U.S. citizens propose, fund, and vote on state ballot measures.
Real laws, written by real people.
We’re not a party. We're not a media outlet. We are a Social Welfare Organization dedicated to preserving and growing American Ballot Measure Rights.
We provide the platform for you to:
Write new laws through proposals.
Fund the ones that matter to your community.
Influence every step, from idea to ballot.
This isn’t just allowed. It’s built into 26 state constitutions.
No contribution caps. No spending limits. Just people using the law to shape the law.
If your state doesn’t allow you to have them yet, join our Ballot Measure Rights Project and vote to bring it to your state.
"Ballot measures build public systems that don’t collapse when power changes hands.”
Alexa Young, AZ
Policy Over Politics
Don’t waste your time arguing about party or politician, spend it on solutions that makes your life better
This is a space for real policy, written by the public, that solves problems through state law. We don’t debate candidates or chase headlines. We work on what’s possible, legal, and needed.
If an idea can be written into law and make a positive impact, we’ll help shape it and move it forward.
- No representation? No problem. -