4 things to know about the 2026 midterm elections
4. Ballot measures
Ballot measures in several states are expected to go before voters this fall.
Virginia will see multiple proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this year. Voters in the commonwealth will decide the fate of proposed constitutional amendments seeking to establish a right to abortion, a right to same-sex marriage and for convicted felons to have their voting rights automatically restored after they fulfill their prison sentences.
In Missouri, voters will consider whether to reverse a measure that narrowly passed in 2024 that established a constitutional right to abortion in the state. The ballot measure that will appear before voters this fall would also prohibit abortions except in cases of “medical emergency, fetal anomaly, rape, or incest,” while limiting abortions in cases of rape and incest to the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and adding a prohibition on the performance of gender transition procedures on minors to the state constitution.
In Arizona, voters will decide on a ballot measure that would prohibit trans-identified males from competing on women’s sports teams and using women’s sex-segregated spaces if passed. In Colorado, voters will weigh in on measures that would prohibit the performance of gender transition procedures on minors and require sports teams to separate players based on biological sex as opposed to stated gender identity.
Nebraska voters will decide the fate of a measure that would require sports teams to separate players based on biological sex as opposed to stated gender identity and prohibit trans-identified males from competing on women’s sports teams. Washington voters will also weigh in on a ballot measure that would prohibit trans-identified males from competing on women’s sports teams.
In Nevada, voters will weigh in on a ballot measure that would establish a constitutional right to abortion in the state for a second time. While the referendum overwhelmingly passed in 2024, state law requires voters to approve ballot measures twice before they can take effect. In Idaho, voters are slated to decide the fate of a near-total abortion ban in a referendum that will decide whether or not to overturn it.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
