Abortion on the ballot: the state measures since the fall of Roe

The 2024 measures went through court fights before the vote. Measures in Nevada, South Dakota and Missouri qualified for the November ballot,^[11][12][13] Arkansas's did not,^[14] and Nebraska's high court let competing measures appear.^[15] In Florida, state police questioned voters about signing the petition,^[16] and a judge stopped the state from threatening television stations over an abortion-rights ad.^[17] In November, abortion-rights advocates won in four states and cleared the way to overturn Missouri's ban.^[2] Florida became the first state to reject an abortion-rights amendment since Roe was overturned, leaving its six-week ban in place.^[18]

Missouri's vote did not settle the matter there. A judge blocked state restrictions so that abortions could resume in February 2025,^[19] the state Supreme Court effectively banned them again in May,^[20] and a judge again blocked many of the state's anti-abortion laws in July.^[21] Republican lawmakers moved to repeal the amendment,^[22] and in November 2026 Missourians voted against doing so, while Idaho voters rejected a measure to add abortion access protections.^{[23][3][24][4][5]}