A guide to the key ballot measures voters will decide on Election Day
Summary
Voters in 39 states will decide on 145 ballot measures during the midterm elections, covering topics such as voting rules, transgender rights, taxes and abortion. The article describes measures on noncitizen voting and voter identification, and says voters in five states will decide measures involving transgender athletes and gender-affirming surgery for minors.Key Facts
- California and Colorado each have 14 ballot measures, the most of any states.
- Six states will consider language specifying that only U.S. citizens can vote in state elections: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, South Dakota and West Virginia.
- The article says no state permits noncitizens to vote in statewide elections, and noncitizen voting in federal elections is already illegal.
- Voters in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio will consider constitutional amendments requiring voter identification.
- The voter identification proposals differ by state and may require government-issued identification or Social Security numbers.
- Florida requires 60% voter approval for constitutional amendments.
- Nevada requires citizen-initiated constitutional amendments to pass in two successive elections.
- Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Washington will decide measures concerning transgender athletes in sports and gender-affirming surgery for minors.
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