Several significant laws and regulations were passed at the state level during Tuesday’s election voting measures.
Election workers review ballots at the Denver Division of Elections in Denver on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.
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Here are some of the main initiatives of this year’s elections.
Immigration, the right to vote
It is already illegal for those in the country illegally to register to vote and vote in federal and state elections.
However, some states proposed ballot measures that would make it illegal for undocumented immigrants to vote at the state or local level.
Voters in Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wisconsin approved measures that would impose such a ban.
People vote at a polling place at Addison City Hall in Allenton, Wisconsin on Election Day, November 5, 2024.
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Arizona voters approved a measure that changed immigration laws to give local officers the power to detain illegal immigrants in the country and have them deported by state judges.
Selected vote
Voters in the District of Columbia approved a ballot measure that would change local elections to a preferred voting method, in which voters rank candidates on the ballot and the candidate with the highest No. 1 ranking wins.
Ballots are tabulated on Election Day at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, November 5, 2024.
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Voters in Nevada, South Dakota, Missouri and Oregon rejected changing the ranking option. While ballots were still being counted in Colorado, more than 1.2 million voters — 54 percent of the total as of Wednesday afternoon — had rejected a ballot measure of choice for the election.
Idaho voters rejected a ballot measure that would have repealed a 2023 state law that banned selective voting for general elections.
Other initiatives
Nevada voters also approved a measure requiring voter identification at the polls.
A person walks into a temporary voting booth set up in a tent during the 2024 U.S. presidential election in Black Mountain, North Carolina, November 5, 2024, due to damage from Hurricane Helene.
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Voters in South Dakota, North Dakota and Florida rejected measures that would have legalized recreational marijuana for adults.
