Ballot Measures

Supporting

Nevada

Equal Rights Amendment

Adds a new section to the Nevada Constitution that states, “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by this State or any of its political subdivisions on account of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry or national origin.”

Minimum Wage Amendment

Incrementally increases the minimum wage in Nevada to $12 per hour for all employees by July 1, 2024.

Oregon

Right to Healthcare Amendment

Amends the Oregon Constitution to add that the state “ensure that every resident of Oregon has access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care as a fundamental right.”

Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution Amendment

Repeals language allowing slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishments and authorizes an Oregon court or a probation or parole agency to order alternatives to incarceration for a convicted individual.

Tennessee

Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution Amendment

Repeals language allowing slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishments.

Vermont

Proposal 2

Prohibits slavery and indentured servitude in state constitution.

Proposal 5

Provides a state constitutional right to personal reproductive autonomy.

Opposed

Iowa

Right to Firearms Amendment

Adds a right to own and bear firearms to the Iowa Constitution and requires strict scrutiny for any alleged violations of the right brought before a court.

Kansas

No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment

Amends the Kansas Constitution to state that there is no right to an abortion or public abortion funding.

Kentucky

No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment

Amends the Kentucky Constitution to state that there is no right to an abortion or public abortion funding.

Montana

LR-131

Requires medical care be provided to infants born alive and convicts healthcare providers that do not provide care with a felony.

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