From candidates and key races, to same-day registration and more, here’s what you need to know ahead of Tuesday's elections.
with links to credible sources. They break down candidates’ stances on abortion, climate change, the economy, education, gun control, healthcare, immigration, LGBTQ rights, voting rights and more.Democrats are hoping to flip Senate seats in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Out of the nine races, Democratic incumbents are defending their seats in Arizona, Georgia, New Hampshire and Nevada—while Republicans hope to hold on to their seats in Ohio, Florida and Wisconsin. North Carolina and Pennsylvania are the only races for open seats currently held by Republicans. Traditionally, incumbents have a strong advantage over challengers. However, the situation is different during midterms, when both parties need to overcome traditionally low turnout.In Nevada, incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is defending her seat against Republican challenger Adam Laxalt.In North Carolina, Cheri Beasley, one of only two Black Democratic women nominated to run in a Senate primary in 2022, is now competing against Republican Ted Budd in a race for an open seat.What ballot measures should I know? In the November elections, there will be five ballot measures on abortion—the most on record for any year.: Constitutional Amendment 2 would amend Kentucky’s Bill of Rights to declare there is no state constitutional right to abortion.: The Montana Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, or LR-131, asks Montanans to vote “yes” or “no” on the following statements: “Infants born alive, including infants born alive after an abortion, are legal persons,” and healthcare providers are required to “take necessary actions to preserve the life of a born-alive infant.” : Voters will decide on Proposal 5, the Right to Personal Reproductive Autonomy Amendment to the Vermont Constitution, which states that “an individual’s right to personal reproductive autonomy is central to the liberty and dignity to determine one’s own life course.”: Proposition 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment, would revise the California Constitution to forbid the state from interfering with or denying “an individual’s reproductive freedom … which includes their fundamental right to … have an abortion and … contraceptives.”: A question on the Michigan ballot asks voters whether the state should create a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, defined as “the right to make and effectuate decisions about all matters relating to pregnancy, including but not limited to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care.” In Nevada, the general election ballot includes an Equal Rights Amendment that would add language to the Nevada Constitution that “prohibits the denial or abridgment of rights on account of an individual’s race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry or national origin.”
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