Where voters stand on state ballot measures, from abortion to LGBTQ rights to guns
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
3 outlets (NPR, NBC News and ABC News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 3 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “voters”, “rights”, “abortion”, “ballot”. Distinct wording: NPR uses “stand” and “Where”; NBC News uses “takeaways” and “measure”; ABC News uses “redistricting” and “reject”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- NPR reports: “Voters in dozens of states considered 146 statewide ballot measures this midterm cycle, on topics spanning LGBTQ rights, wealth taxes, abortion, redistricting, guns and more.”
- NBC News reports: “Nearly 150 ballot measures were at stake in more than three dozen states Tuesday.”
- ABC News reports: “Abortion-rights advocates have achieved victories in Missouri, Nevada and Virginia”
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- NPR: Where voters stand on state ballot measures, from abortion to LGBTQ rights to guns
- NBC News: Ballot measure takeaways: Voters back abortion rights and voter ID
- ABC News: Voters back abortion rights and reject Trump's redistricting in state ballot measures
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