Voters in Kansas rejected a proposal to start electing Supreme Court justices, while Missourians declined to make it harder to amend the State Constitution. By Mitch Smith and Ann Hinga Klein Ann ...

The rejection of a measure to begin electing justices was a victory for abortion rights groups who defended the Kansas high court’s ruling that abortion was protected in the state constitution. By ...

Voters across the nation will head to the polls in next year’s midterms to decide on a number of critical ballot measures.

Idaho voters will decide whether to roll back the state’s abortion ban, the secretary of state told the group behind the initiative in a letter Monday, joining three other states where abortion will ...

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s ...

Kansas voters rejected a ballot measure that would have made members of the state's Supreme Court electable by popular vote — a seemingly technical issue that had become a proxy battle for the future ...

On August 4, voters in Kansas and Missouri voted down ballot measures that would have opened the door for attacks on our democracy. In both states, politicians referred measures to the ballot to ...

Despite the uncertainty, the atmosphere at a watch party hosted by Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights and Forward Montana at the Rialto on Bozeman’s Main Street remained upbeat.

John Billman holds a sign explaining his opposition to a proposal that would make it harder for voters to approve citizen-initiated constitutional amendments in Jefferson City, Mo., on Sept. 10, 2025.