Tag: measure
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Ron DeSantis, using the levers of state government, ramps up efforts to defeat Florida abortion-rights ballot measure
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and allies in his administration have undertaken a robust effort to build opposition to an amendment on the November ballot that would enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution and undo a pinnacle piece of legislation he signed into law. In recent weeks, one state agency launched a website attacking the…
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How a N.Y. ballot measure became a battleground in the culture wars
One measure on the ballot in New York state this November means two very different things to its supporters and its opponents. The measure, Proposition 1, seeks to expand the state’s Equal Rights Amendment by adding “sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy” as protected classes. The…
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Arizona abortion-rights advocates pour $15 million into ballot measure ad blitz
A coalition of reproductive rights organizations is unleashing a $15 million advertising campaign backing abortion rights as Arizona faces a key ballot measure on the issue this fall. The state constitutional amendment put forward by Arizona for Abortion Access, known as Proposition 139, would create a “fundamental right” to receive abortion care up until fetal…