Abortion's Potential Impact on the 2024 US Elections

Abortion rights advocates are leading citizen-driven efforts to put constitutional amendments on the ballot in at least nine states in 2024, including Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, and Nevada. These measures aim to protect and expand abortion rights, potentially reshaping abortion access and mobilizing voters behind Democrats in critical battleground states. Successful campaigns require gathering thousands of signatures and overcoming legal challenges, with some states requiring a supermajority for the measure to pass. Several states have already voted to enshrine abortion rights in their constitutions, outperforming Democrats on the ballot in the 2022 midterms.