145 Questions on the Ballot: The Measures Conservatives Should Watch on Nov. 3

Voter ID, citizen-only voting, a billionaire tax, a millionaire income tax, parents' rights, girls' sports and redistricting. Beyond the Senate and House, voters in 39 states will settle fights that matter just as much.

By Clara Hughes

Control of Congress is the headline of Nov. 3. But in 39 states, voters will also make law directly. There are 145 statewide ballot measures this year, according to Ballotpedia, below the even-year average of 163 for 2000 through 2024. California and Colorado have the most, 14 each, PBS News reported. Thirty-four measures deal with how elections themselves are run, Ballotpedia counts, and 48 concern taxes, spending and business regulation. Many of these fights were put on the ballot by citizens who gathered signatures because their legislatures would not act. As Pluribus News editor Reid Wilson told PBS, in progressive states "conservatives use the ballot measure to get something on the ballot that the legislature won't pass." Here is an Altas guide to what is at stake. Election integrity Six states (Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, South Dakota and West Virginia) will vote on whether to state explicitly