Ballot Measures

Nevada adds proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights to 2024 ballot

By Gabe Stern, Associated Press

A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced Friday, and Democrats across the nation hope…

State ballot measures in 2024 could drive voter turnout and change the future of elections

By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman

The 2024 race for the White House will take up a lot of time, attention and money over the next 11 months. But as Lisa Desjardins explains, other votes at the state level next year could significantly influence the presidential…

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Advocates are trying to put abortion on the 2024 ballot in these states. Here’s where they stand now

By Grace Panetta, The 19th

Here’s an overview of where abortion will — and could be — directly on the ballot in 2024, how many signatures organizers need to collect and the challenges advocates are facing in the states.

Here are the states where abortion access may be on the ballot in 2024

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Ohio on Tuesday became the seventh state where voters have opted to protect abortion access over the past year.

What to expect in Colorado’s 2023 ballot measure election

By Robert Yoon, Associated Press

Colorado voters will decide two statewide ballot measures Tuesday that would affect their pocketbooks as well as state coffers.

Some Republican officials are trying to keep abortion off of state ballots. Here’s how

By Grace Panetta, The 19th

Ohio Republicans added back a previously canceled August special election to make it harder to amend the state constitution ahead of a November vote on abortion rights.

Colorado voters consider legalizing psychedelic mushrooms

By Thomas Peipert, Associated Press

Colorado voters are deciding Tuesday whether theirs will become the second state, after Oregon, to create a legalized system for the use of psychedelic mushrooms.

Colorado voters will decide whether all public school students get a free lunch

By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio, Ivy Winfrey, NPR

In Colorado, a coalition of parents, teachers, and anti-hunger advocates are pushing to make permanent universal free school lunches, and lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled legislature put it on the ballot.

Marijuana expands into 3 more states, but nationwide legalization remains unlikely

By Daniel J. Mallinson, Lee Hannah, The Conversation

Two-thirds of all U.S. states have legalized some kind of marijuana. The argument goes that its nationwide expansion is inevitable. Two marijuana policy researchers question that narrative.