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Slavery was on midterm ballots in several states, not all voted to get rid of it
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSlavery was on some ballots this Election Day, and voters in several states on Tuesday were in favor...
Missouri legalizes weed, Kentucky rejects anti-abortion amendment: Key midterm ballot measures
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMillions of voters across the country cast their ballots for the 2022 midterm elections on Tuesday....
Abortion, slavery and marijuana: Here are the ballot questions to watch in 2022 midterms
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoForget waiting for Congress or state legislatures to act. This year’s midterm elections are offering...
Slavery rejected in some, not all, states where on ballot
Associated Press via AOL· 1 year agoVoters in four states have approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to...
'Long overdue': Oregon voters can prohibit slavery, involuntary servitude in state constitution
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter near unanimous support in the Legislature sent Senate Joint Resolution 10 to the ballot,...
Black voters in Louisiana ‘embarrassed’ by state’s failure to pass anti-slavery amendment
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFour other states passed legislation to end “slave labor” in prisons. Louisiana, however, did not...
California lawmakers revive effort to ban involuntary servitude as punishment for crimes
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn inmate from the Puerta La Cruz conservation camp in Warner Springs puts out burning downed trees...
In decisive abortion-rights victory, Kansas voters reject constitutional amendment in first post-Roe...
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1858, Kansas voters went to the polls with the eyes of the nation upon them. The issue at hand...
2 states move to get “slavery” provisions out of state constitutions
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawmakers in Nevada and California are advancing legislation to remove...
As Congress freezes, states take action on abortion rights, marijuana legalization and other top...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWith Congress just recovering from a speaker battle and managing another looming shutdown, states...