States decide on key changes on immigration, election laws in ballot measures

Many states brought their issues straight to nan voter.

Tuesday's predetermination saw important laws and regulations passed connected nan authorities level done various ballot measures.

Election workers reappraisal ballots astatine nan Denver Elections Division successful Denver connected Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.

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Here are immoderate of nan awesome initiatives from this year's election.

Immigration, voting rights

It is already against nan rule for those successful nan state illegally to registry to ballot and formed a ballot successful national and authorities elections.

However, immoderate states projected ballot measures that would make it forbidden for undocumented immigrants to ballot connected nan authorities aliases section level.

Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wisconsin voters each passed measures enacting specified a ban.

People ballot astatine a polling position astatine Addison Town Hall successful Allenton, Wisconsin, connected Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.

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Arizona voters passed a measurement that changed migration laws to springiness section officers nan powerfulness to apprehension migrants successful nan state illegally and for authorities judges to deport them.

Ranked prime voting

Voters successful nan District of Columbia approved a ballot measurement that would alteration section elections to a classed prime voting method, successful which voters rank candidates connected nan ballot and nan campaigner pinch nan astir No. 1 rankings wins.

Votes are tabulated connected Election Day astatine nan Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center successful Scottsdale, Arizona, Nov. 5, 2024.

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Voters successful Nevada, South Dakota, Missouri and Oregon rejected changing to classed choice. While Colorado was still counting votes, complete 1.2 cardinal voters -- 54% of nan full arsenic Wednesday day -- voted nary connected an classed prime ballot measurement for their elections.

Idaho voters rejected a ballot measurement that would person overturned a 2023 authorities rule that banned classed prime voting for wide elections.

Other initiatives

Voters successful Nevada besides passed a measurement that mandated a elector ID request astatine elections.

A personification enters into a impermanent voting tract located successful a shelter owed to damages caused by Hurricane Helene, connected Election Day during nan 2024 U.S. statesmanlike election, successful Black Mountain, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 2024.

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South Dakota, North Dakota and Florida voters rejected measures that would person legalized recreational marijuana for adults.