Kansas voters decisively defeated a Republican-backed constitutional amendment that would have changed the state's system from appointing Supreme Court justices to directly electing them. The measure was opposed by groups concerned about potential impacts on abortion rights and school funding.
Missouri voters defeated Amendment 4, a Republican-led ballot measure that would have made it harder to pass citizen-led constitutional amendments by raising requirements beyond the current simple statewide majority. The rejection preserves the existing process for direct democracy in the state.
Maryland's Democratic-controlled legislature voted to place a constitutional amendment on the November 2026 ballot that would pave the way for redrawing all eight congressional districts to favor Democrats in the 2028 elections. Governor Wes Moore signed the bill, which would eliminate the state's lone Republican-held district.
Idaho has joined Virginia, Nevada, and at least one other state in placing abortion-related measures on the ballot, with Idaho voters set to decide on rolling back the state's abortion ban while Virginia and Nevada consider constitutional amendments to establish abortion rights. Some states are simultaneously considering measures to raise thresholds for passing constitutional amendments.
