Ballot questions on abortion could tip the presidential race in several Mountain West states, experts say

Each state has the right to control its level of abortion access. That’s the result of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022.

Now, measures to protect or expand abortion access will be on the ballot in 10 states. That includes more liberal states like Colorado, more conservative states like Montana, and battleground states like Nevada and Arizona. Abortion will also be on the ballot in Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New York and South Dakota.

In Nevada, a ballot measure would enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution. In Colorado, voters will also decide if abortion rights should be enshrined in the state constitution. The measure would also repeal the state’s ban on public funding for abortions.

Having abortion on the ballot could boost voter turnout and possibly tip the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in some states, said Jeremy Gelman, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.


https://knpr.org/2024-09-06/ballot-questions-abortion-tip-presidential-race-mountain-west-states