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| Good afternoon, OnPolitics readers! |
| It's Amy here with more updates on the 2022 midterm elections! |
| We've talked a lot about how candidates fared on Tuesday, but what about other things on the ballot? From abortion to marijuana, here's a breakdown of the biggest outcomes from ballot initiatives: |
| 🩺 Abortion access: After the Supreme Court overturned its landmark Roe v. Wade decision earlier this year, abortion became a key issue across the country. For the midterms, advocates hoped that states would protect reproductive rights. |
| Voters in Michigan, California and Vermont enshrined abortion rights in their state constitutions Tuesday. In Kentucky, an anti-abortion measure on the ballot was rejected by voters. Montana voters also rejected a ballot measure. |
| 🗳️ Voting rights: Voting rights were on the ballot in several states for the midterms – including measures on voter identification, early voting and rules on passing ballot initiatives. |
| In Connecticut, a proposed constitutional amendment to allow in-person early voting passed. In Nebraska, voters passed a measure that will require a valid photo ID to vote in any election. |
| 🍁Legalizing marijuana: Marijuana appeared on ballots in multiple states this year. Maryland and Missouri voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana for people 21 and older through constitutional amendments. Meanwhile, Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota voters rejected proposals for legalizing recreational use. |
| Get the latest race results here:Votes are still being counted in Nevada, Arizona and other key states |
Real quick: stories you'll want to read |
| • | How women won big: Maura Healy's record-setting win in Massachusetts was historic in more ways than just her being the country's first lesbian governor. She's among many other women who broke barriers on Election Night. | | • | Biden celebrates Dems' midterm victories: President Joe Biden publicly savored the results of the midterm elections on Wednesday after Democrats defied expectations and held off a Republican "red wave" that pollsters and analysts had been forecasting for weeks. Several races remain too close to call and control of Congress is still undecided. | | • | 2022 midterm elections fact-check roundup: Dozens of false and misleading claims have surfaced about ballot proposals, supposed voter fraud and the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. Here's a roundup of midterms-related checks from the USA TODAY Fact-Check Team. | | • | A red ripple, not a wave: Republicans were poised Wednesday to claim control of the House of Representatives – with the bragging rights and the authority that would mean – but by a midterm margin so narrow that it raised questions about the GOP's ability to govern and left Democrats energized by their unexpectedly solid showing, writes Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page. | | • | How Georgia's runoff election will work: It still remains unclear who will take the open Senate seat in Georgia, with incumbent Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock showing less than a one-point lead over GOP candidate Herschel Walker, and neither candidate in possession of over 50% of the vote. Click here to learn how their runoff will work. | |
| POTUS to meet with Xi Jinping ahead of G20: Biden will sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week amid rising tensions with China over trade, Taiwan and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the White House said Thursday. The leaders will meet in Bali on the sidelines of next week's Group of 20 Summit. |
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