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2022 election results: What we learned about the future of ballot initiatives
The marquee races for governor and US Senate got the most attention in this year’s midterm elections, but Arizona was also the battleground for the [...]
Kentucky votes for abortion rights, and more abortion ballot measure results
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June, Americans have had six chances to vote directly on laws that would affect their access to abortion — once [...]
Democracy on the ballot may have helped Democrats win in 2022. Election deniers had an awful election night.
2022 was supposed to be the beginning of a new crisis for American democracy. Republicans seemed poised for a “red tsunami,” one that would sweep e [...]
New Mexico election results: A new ballot measure win will make pre-K a universal right
Editor’s note, Wednesday, November 9, 10:27 am: On Election Day, New Mexico approved the pre-K funding measure with 70 percent of the vote with mor [...]
Marijuana election results: Maryland and Missouri vote to legalize cannabis by ballot measure
Ten years ago, Washington and Colorado became the first states to legalize marijuana for adult use when voters approved ballot measures in 2012. Si [...]
South Dakota election results 2022: Medicaid expansion ballot initiative passes
Medicaid expansion has extended its extraordinary winning streak at the ballot box in South Dakota.
Six times before this Election Day, voters in a [...]
South Dakota midterm results 2022: Medicaid expansion ballot initiative passes
Medicaid expansion has extended its extraordinary winning streak at the ballot box in South Dakota.
Six times before this Election Day, voters in a [...]
Mixed Results on Ballot Measures on Marijuana and Slavery as Punishment
Mixed results on referendums involving marijuana and voting rights were among the early outcomes on state ballots.
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Maryland votes to legalize marijuana in 2022 midterm ballot measure, Missouri and more could follow
Ten years ago, Washington and Colorado became the first states to legalize marijuana for adult use when voters approved ballot measures in 2012. Si [...]
Inflation Plagues Democrats in Polling. Will It Crush Them at the Ballot Box?
Americans are extremely attuned to the cost of living, and as midterm election voters head to the polls, they are divided over whom to blame.
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Five States Have Abortion Referendums on the Ballot
After voters in Kansas rejected an amendment to the state’s Constitution in August, five other states will vote on proposals about abortion.
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Midterm elections 2022: 9 ballot measures to watching, including marijuana, minimum wage, and Medicaid
Filling out a ballot stuffed with granular, detailed policy measures can be enough to make a voter appreciate representative democracy, in which so [...]
Marijuana, minimum wage, and 7 other ballot measures to watch
Filling out a ballot stuffed with granular, detailed policy measures can be enough to make a voter appreciate representative democracy, in which so [...]
Ballot drop box watchers in Arizona, Pennssylvania, could deter voters
In the lead-up to the November midterm elections, groups that have allied themselves with former President Donald Trump and Republicans have encour [...]
Federal Judge Allows Activists to Stake Out Ballot Boxes in Arizona
Judge Michael T. Liburdi said activists have a First Amendment right to gather around ballot boxes in the state. Voting rights groups called the tacti [...]