Ballots become battlegrounds for voting rules, redistricting, election power

By: Anna Claire Vollers

Outlets: Stateline

Published: April 16, 2026

Words: 615

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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More than a third of state ballot measures that voters will be asked to consider this year relate to democracy, with questions on voting rights, election processes, redistricting and similar issues.

“It’s the redistricting fights that are really getting heated after the Trump administration began pressuring Republican-led states to shore up the GOP majority in Congress in preparation for the midterm election,” said Quentin Savwoir, director of programs and strategy at the Ballot Initiative Strategy …

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