Abortion Foes Backed Ballot Measures in 2 Red States. Voters Said No.

Voters in Kansas rejected a proposal to start electing Supreme Court justices, while Missourians declined to make it harder to amend the State Constitution.

IKansas 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 of abortion rights in the state, Decision Desk HQ projects. Conservatives in the state’s Republican-led legislature put

The Republican-controlled Legislature referred a constitutional amendment to the primary ballot after the state Supreme Court had ruled against the party on issues like abortion.

Voters in Kansas are projected to reject a ballot measure Tuesday that would allow the direct election of state Supreme Court justices — a blow to conservatives unhappy with the high court’s liberal slant, according to Decision Desk HQ. Under current law, the governor appoints new justices who then face retention elect

Maryland lawmakers approve ballot measure for voters to clear way for new congressional maps that would boost Democrats