Key ballot measures for states in the 2024 election: Abortion, marijuana, immigration and more
Voters across the country are set to decide on nearly 150 ballot measures next week that will shape the future of a wide variety of policy issues in their states.
Voters across the country are set to decide on nearly 150 ballot measures next week that will shape the future of a wide variety of policy issues in their states.
Constitutional amendments related to abortion rights have drawn the most national attention in an election year that has otherwise been dominated by the presidential race.
But ballot measures in dozens of other states will also put decisions about how to handle marijuana regulations, voting procedures, economic issues and immigration laws directly in the hands of voters.
Pro-abortion rights demonstrators rally in Scottsdale, Ariz., on April 14, 2024.Frederic J. Brown / AFP - Getty Images file“The major trends that we’re seeing in 2024 are reproductive freedom, democracy and economic justice,” said Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, the executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, which works with progressive organizations to help advance citizen-led ballot measures.
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