Initiative Timeline

The initiative's National Advisory Board will collaborate with a broad spectrum of nonpartisan civil society groups, civic leaders, democracy practitioners, democracy scholars, and the American people to realize the By the People, for the People initiative. The initiative will be launched in 2026, just prior to the 250th anniversary of the United States.

FIRST THREE MONTHS

  • Develop a multi-year detailed implementation plan

  • Identify pilot states and coalition leadership for state coalitions/public civics campaigns

  • Initiative fundraising will be on-going

NEXT NINE MONTHS

  • Develop initial messaging for the state public civics campaigns

  • Roll-out of pilot public civics campaigns in two to six states

  • Refinement of campaigns/address obstacles

YEAR TWO

  • Planning for 50-state public civics campaigns rollout

  • Identification of remaining 50 state coalitions’ leadership

  • Build state coalitions’ support and resources

YEAR THREE

  • Roll out public civics campaigns state-by-state (beginning of year)

  • Planning for the People’s Assembly Washington D.C.

YEAR FOUR

  • Continue public civics campaigns state-by-state

  • People’s Assembly convening (beginning of year)

  • Democracy Roadmap drafted, released for public input (end of year)

YEAR FIVE AND BEYOND

  • Continue public civics campaigns state-by-state

  • Finalize Democracy Roadmap; Americans advocate for reforms and implement them