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South Dakota is deciding whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational marijuana
South Dakota will decide Tuesday whether to add protections for abortion rights to the state constitution and potentially overturn the state's abortion ban. The abortion rights measure was in a crowded field of initiatives on the state's general election ballot that also included the...
Bernie Sanders seeks a fourth Senate term representing Vermont
Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent beloved by progressives, is seeking to win a fourth six-year term in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The 83-year-old senator is a self-described democratic socialist who caucuses with the Democrats and twice came close to winning the presidential...
Rematch pits Republican US Rep. Don Bacon against Democrat Tony Vargas in Nebraska's 2nd District
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska voters will elect representatives for the state’s three U.S. House seats Tuesday, and those in the state’s Omaha-centric 2nd District will not only decide one of the country's most competitive House races, they could also affect the outcome of the presidential...
Alaska voters deciding a hard-fought race for the state’s only U.S. House seat, election issues
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska voters were deciding Tuesday a hard-fought race for the state's only U.S. House seat that could help decide control of that chamber. They were also choosing whether to repeal the state's system of open primaries and ranked choice general elections just four years...
A former Trump aide and a longtime congressman are likely to win in high-profile Georgia races
ATLANTA (AP) — A one-time aide to former President Donald Trump will likely win election to Congress from Georgia on Tuesday, while a longtime representative will likely clinch his 17th term in the U.S. House against a former Trump administration official. Those will be the two...
Connecticut to decide on constitution change to make mail-in voting easier
Connecticut voters will decide Tuesday whether to get rid of rules preventing the state from joining the 36 others that allow people to cast ballots by mail or through drop boxes without needing an excuse for not going to a polling place in person. An amendment to the state...
Arizona voters to decide on expanding abortion access months after facing a potential near-total ban
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona voters are set to decide whether to guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitution — a vote that could cement access after the presidential battleground came close to a near-total ban earlier this year. Arizona is one of nine states with abortion...
Qataris decide whether to end limited voting for legislative seats in shadow of US election
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar opened a snap poll Tuesday to decide whether to end its limited voting for legislative seats, a measure likely to pass and end its short-lived experiment in electing members of the country’s advisory Shura Council. Voting began as the...
A pivotal Nevada Senate race is unusually quiet for the battleground state
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a presidential swing state where elections are typically intense contests, Nevada's U.S. Senate race has been unusually sleepy. The campaign pits Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen — a former computer programmer and synagogue president — against Republican Sam...
3-term Democratic lawmaker tries to hold key US Senate seat in GOP-friendly Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Three-term incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana faces perhaps his toughest reelection challenge yet on Tuesday, with control of the Senate on the line in a state that’s veered sharply rightward since the 68-year-old grain farmer's first election. ...
