Category: 2022 ballot measures

Voter ID Ballot Proposals in Nebraska, Arizona Top 2022 Election Integrity Measures

Nebraskans will be asked to make their state the 22nd to require valid photo identification to vote when they go to the polls on Nov. 8, one of four election integrity measures on ballots nationwide this fall. Nebraska’s Initiative 432 and Arizona’s Proposition 309 seek to incorporate more stringent ID requirements into state election laws….


Abortion, Marijuana, Slavery: 11 Themes to 2022’s Ballot Measures

Ballot measures related to abortion, marijuana, and slavery are among a diverse array of issues voters in 37 states will see at the polls this fall. Taxes, infrastructure bonds, crime, minimum wage, elections, and the structure of state government are also among common themes on Nov. 8 ballots nationwide. An expected flurry of measures related…


2022 Primary: Huntington Beach Poised to Approve Cannabis Sales Tax

Although the sale of marijuana is still illegal in Huntington Beach, the city is poised to adopt a ballot measure that would set cannabis tax rates on sales in the city, as early primary election results show. Ballot Measure A—which needed a two-thirds majority vote to pass—would not legalize cannabis sales but would place a…


Ranked-Choice Voting Measures Vying for 2022 Ballots in Missouri, Nevada

Proponents are gearing up for stretch-run petition drives to secure signatures needed to get prospective constitutional amendments implementing ranked-choice voting on 2022 ballots in Missouri and Nevada. The Missouri Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative would give voters the option to pick from both Republicans and Democrats during open primaries and vote in all general elections for either…


Voters in 8 States Could See Marijuana Legalization Proposals on November Ballots

The Maryland General Assembly on April 1 passed a bill that will allow Marylanders to vote Nov. 8 on a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing adult-use cannabis. It is the first of what could be as many as 15 ballot measures across eight states in 2022 seeking to ask voters to legalize adult recreational use of…