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2024 Election Ballot Measures: Abortion, Immigration and More
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Abortion

Arizona

Proposition 139: Right to Abortion

Provides a right to abortion in the state of Arizona before the point of fetal viability.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 3,550,000)
Colorado

Amendment 79: Right to Abortion and Health Insurance Coverage

Creates a right to abortion in the state constitution and allows the use of public funds for abortion.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 3,300,000)
Florida

Amendment 4: Right to Abortion

Provide a constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability or when "necessary to protect the patient's health, as determined by the patient's healthcare provider."

75% expected votes in (Est. remaining 2,944,000)
Maryland

Question 1: Right to Abortion

Establishes a right to reproductive freedom, defined to include "the ability to make and effectuate decisions to prevent, continue, or end one's own pregnancy."

0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 3,040,000)
Missouri

Amendment 3: Right to Abortion

Establishes a right for reproductive freedom, which is defined as "the right to make and carry out decisions about all matters relating to reproductive health care" including prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, abortion, miscarriage care, and respectful birthing conditions.

0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 2,975,000)
Montana

Right to Abortion Initiative

Provides for the right to make and carry out decisions about one’s own pregnancy, including the right to abortion.

Polls close at 10:00 PM ET
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 610,000)
Nebraska

Amendment: Prohibit Abortions After First Trimester

Prohibits abortions after the first trimester unless necessitated by a medical emergency or the pregnancy is a result of sexual assault or incest.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 960,000)
Nebraska

Initiative: Right to Abortion

Establishes a right to abortion until fetal viability.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 960,000)
Nevada

Question 6: Right to Abortion

Provides a state constitutional right to an abortion, provides for the state to regulate abortion after fetal viability, except where medically indicated to "protect the life or health of the pregnant patient."

Polls close at 10:00 PM ET
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 1,450,000)
New York

Amendment: Right to Abortion

Establishes that people cannot be denied rights based on their "ethnicity, national origin, age, and disability" or "sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy."

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 8,300,000)
South Dakota

Amendment G: Right to Abortion

Provides for a state constitutional right to abortion in South Dakota, using a trimester framework for regulation.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 420,000)

Elections & Voting

Alaska

Measure 2: Repeal Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting

Repeal the top-four ranked-choice voting (RCV) system that was adopted in 2020.

Polls begin closing at 12:00 AM ET
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 355,000)
Arizona

Proposition 133: Eliminate Partisan Primaries

Eliminates partisan primaries and replaces them with an open system.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 3,550,000)
Colorado

Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative

Establishes a top-four open primary system and ranked-choice voting for state executive, state legislative, and congressional offices.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 3,300,000)
Connecticut

No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment

Authorizes the state legislature to provide by law for no-excuse absentee voting

0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 1,775,000)
District of Columbia

Initiative: Ranked-Choice Voting

Would allow voters who are not registered with a political party to vote in primaries and establishes ranked-choice voting for all elections.

0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 300,000)
Iowa

Amendment: Citizenship Requirement to Vote and Allow 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primaries

States that only a citizen of the U.S., rather than every citizen of the U.S., can vote; provides that 17-year-olds who will be 18 by the general election may vote in primary elections.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 1,650,000)
Idaho

Proposition 1: Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting

Replaces partisan primaries with open top-four primaries and establishes ranked-choice voting for general elections.

Polls begin closing at 10:00 PM ET
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 900,000)
Idaho

Amendment: Citizenship Requirement to Vote

Amends the Idaho Constitution to provide that only a citizen of the United States can vote in the state.

Polls begin closing at 10:00 PM ET
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 900,000)
Kentucky

Amendment 1: Citizenship Requirement to Vote

Requires U.S. citizenship to be able to vote in the state.

Passed
37% expected votes in (Est. remaining 1,318,000)
Missouri

Amendment 7: Require Citizenship to Vote and Prohibit Ranked-Choice Voting

Establishes that only citizens who are Missouri residents can vote and prohibits ranked-choice voting

0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 2,975,000)
North Carolina

Amendment: Citizenship Requirement to Vote

Provide in the state constitution that only a citizen (rather than every citizen) of the U.S. may vote

6% expected votes in (Est. remaining 5,475,000)
Nevada

Question 3: Top-Five Ranked-Choice Voting

Provides for open top-five primaries and ranked-choice voting for general elections.

Polls close at 10:00 PM ET
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 1,450,000)
Nevada

Question 7: Increase Voter ID Requirements

Amends the constitution to require that Nevada residents present a form of photo identification to verify their identity while voting in person, or to verify their identity using the last four digits of their drivers license or Social Security number when voting by mail.

Polls close at 10:00 PM ET
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 1,450,000)
Ohio

Issue 1: Establish the Citizens Redistricting Commission

Replaces the current Ohio Redistricting Commission with a citizen-led redistricting commission.

26% expected votes in (Est. remaining 4,435,000)
Oklahoma

Amendment: Citizenship Requirement to Vote

Provide in the state constitution that only a citizen (rather than every citizen) of the U.S. may vote.

0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 1,560,000)
Oregon

Measure 117: Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections

Establishes ranked-choice voting for federal and state offices.

Polls begin closing at 10:00 PM ET
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 2,350,000)
South Carolina

Citizenship Requirement to Vote Amendment

Provides in the state constitution that only a citizen (rather than every citizen) of the U.S. may vote.

Passed
10% expected votes in (Est. remaining 2,332,000)
South Dakota

Amendment H: Top-Two Primary Elections

Provides for open primary elections for the offices of governor, state legislative office, county office, the United States Senate, or the United States House of Representatives. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for a single office will advance to the general election.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 420,000)
Wisconsin

Amendment: Citizenship Requirement to Vote

States in the state Constitution that only U.S. citizens who are 18 years old or older can vote in federal, state, local, or school elections.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 3,300,000)

Immigration

Arizona

Proposition 314: Increased Border Law Enforcement

Allow for state and local police to enforce immigration laws and increases penalties for the sale of fentanyl.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 3,550,000)

Marijuana

Florida

Amendment 3: Legalize Marijuana

The initiative would legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 years old and older.

50% expected votes in (Est. remaining 5,998,000)
North Dakota

Measure 5: Legalize Marijuana

Legalize the recreational or personal use of marijuana.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 360,000)
South Dakota

Measure 29: Legalize Marijuana

Legalizes the recreational use, possession, and distribution of marijuana.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 420,000)

Marriage

California

Proposition 3: Right to Marry and Repeal Prop. 8

Repeals Proposition 8 and establishes a right to marry in the California Constitution.

Polls close at 11:00 PM ET
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 16,800,000)

Minimum Wage

Alaska

Measure 1: Increase Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave

Increases the minimum wage to $15 per hour and requires employers to provide paid sick leave.

Polls begin closing at 12:00 AM ET
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 355,000)
Arizona

Proposition 138: Decrease Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers

Allows for tipped workers to be paid less per hour than the minimum wage.

Polls close in 56:35
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 3,550,000)
California

Proposition 32: $18 Minimum Wage

Increases minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2026 and thereafter adjusting the rate annually by increases to the cost of living.

Polls close at 11:00 PM ET
0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 16,800,000)
Massachusetts

Question 5: Increase Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Gradually increase the wage of tipped employees until it meets the state minimum wage in 2029 and still permit tipping in addition to the minimum wage.

0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 3,550,000)
Missouri

Proposition A: Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time

Establishes a $13.75 per hour minimum wage by 2025, and $15 by 2026. Requires employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.

0% expected votes in (Est. remaining 2,975,000)

The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information.

Source: National Election Pool (NEP)