States Vote on Abortion Rights, Redistricting and Voter ID Measures
Voters in several states are deciding ballot measures on abortion rights, congressional redistricting and voter identification, according to reports from ABC News, PBS NewsHour and NPR.
WASHINGTON - ABC News reported that voters are deciding key ballot measures on abortion rights, congressional redistricting and voter identification laws across several states. Its headline framed the contests as the point where Trump's agenda meets the ballot box.
The Associated Press, whose report ran through PBS NewsHour, said a battle over abortion rights is playing out in several states on Tuesday as voters decide 145 proposed laws and constitutional amendments. The AP summary said some of the measures could affect voting in future elections and described them as a "political undercard" for a high-profile contest. The summary is cut off before it names that event.
NPR reported, in a summary credited to its Washington Desk, that several states, including Alaska, Arizona, California and Nevada, are voting on changes to how their elections are run, including voter identification measures. NPR said other states are deciding redistricting proposals.
The sources differ in emphasis. ABC News and the AP summary place abortion rights at the center of the coverage, while NPR's summary does not mention abortion. The summaries available do not report outcomes. NPR's page carries the heading "Results," but its summary describes the states as still voting on the measures.
Voter identification is the one subject that appears in all three accounts, according to the headlines and summaries of ABC News, PBS NewsHour and NPR.
Sources: ABC News: Trump’s agenda meets the ballot box as states vote on abortion, redistricting and voter ID mandates; PBS NewsHour: Voters decide key ballot measures on abortion rights, congressional redistricting and voter ID laws; NPR: Results: States decide on voter ID and redistricting ballot measures.