2024 Abortion Ballot Measures: State-by-State Outcomes and Details

Abortion Ballot Measures 2024: Details and Outcomes

In 2024, several states in the U.S. held ballot measures to decide on abortion rights. Here are the details and outcomes of these measures:

Montana

• Measure: Voters approved a constitutional amendment to protect reproductive rights. This amendment explicitly prohibits the government from burdening the right to abortion before fetal viability (around the 24th week of pregnancy) and guarantees abortion access post-viability to protect the pregnant person’s life or health.
• Outcome: The measure passed, ensuring that abortion remains legal and accessible in the state.

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Florida

• Measure: Voters considered an amendment to establish a state constitutional right to abortion. The amendment needed a 60% threshold to pass.
• Outcome: The amendment failed to reach the required threshold.

Ohio

• Measure: On November 7, 2023, voters approved a constitutional amendment to establish a state constitutional right to make decisions about abortion.
  

  

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• Outcome: The measure passed, solidifying the right to abortion in the state's constitution.

Missouri

• Measure: Voters considered a constitutional amendment to permit licensed sports wagering while restricting sports betting.
• Outcome: The amendment passed, allowing licensed sports wagering but restricting other forms of sports betting.

Arizona

• Measure: A constitutional amendment was proposed to establish a right to abortion up to the point of fetal viability (around 24 weeks). The state Supreme Court had reaffirmed an 1864 near-total ban on the procedure, but a court-ordered stay and legislative repeal allowed abortion to remain available up to 15 weeks.
• Outcome: The measure was not certified in time for the 2024 ballot.

Colorado

• Measure: Coloradans considered a constitutional amendment to revoke the existing ban on public funding for abortions that state employees and people on Medicaid use for abortions covered by insurance. The proposed Initiative #89 required 55% of the vote to pass.
• Outcome: The measure did not pass the required threshold.

Other States

• Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Vermont: These states also had abortion-related measures on their ballots. Specific details and outcomes for these states are less detailed in the provided references.

Summary

In 2024, several states had ballot measures related to abortion rights. Montana and Ohio successfully passed measures to protect and establish abortion rights, while Florida and Colorado's measures failed to pass. Arizona's measure did not make it to the ballot in time. The outcomes of measures in Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, and Vermont are less clear from the provided references.