New York voters pass Prop 1, enshrine abortion rights into state constitution

Seven states vote to guarantee abortion rights in state constitutions

Ten states voted Tuesday on constitutional amendments to guarantee abortion rights. Voters from seven states approved, with three rejecting the amendments. New York, Missouri, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Maryland, and Montana, all passed amendments that will ensure the right to an abortion up to the point of fetal viability. In contrast, voters in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota rejected similar amendments. These three states have varied abor…

New Yorkers pass Proposition 1 to defend abortion and LGBTQ+ rights in the state

New Yorkers passed an Equal Rights Amendment, Prop 1, to defend abortion and LGBTQ+ rights in the state. Despite President-Elect Donald Trump winning the 2024 US Election, New Yorkers voted for Proposition 1 on the other side of their ballot to ensure that abortion rights and other civil rights are enshrined in the state’s constitution.  Voters in the state approved The Equal Protection of Law Amendment to protect abortion statewide and ban disc…

Florida Voters Enshrine Right to Hunt and Fish in State Constitution

Amendment 3-the constitutional right to an abortion-passes in Missouri

Last night, Missouri was among the ten states where voters cemented reproductive rights in state constitutions. More than two years after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to an abortion, voters in nine states cast ballots on whether to cement reproductive rights in their state constitutions. Constitutional amendments passed in Arizona, Colorado, New York, Maryland, Montana, Nevada and Missour…

Iowa voters pass both constitutional amendments on the ballot

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Two amendments to Iowa's Constitution have passed following Tuesday's election. Iowa voters decided to approve an amendment that essentially codifies the state's constitution to match federal law, allowing 18-year-olds to vote. They've been able to since 1971 because of federal law, but Iowa's constitution still has outdated language with the age of 21. The new amendment also includes language specifically addressing citizen…

Trump won, but so did abortion. Here are the states that voted to protect reproductive rights

Donald Trump returns to White House as states defy his abortion legacy, with voters in seven states — including deep-red Missouri — enshrining reproductive rights in their constitutions.