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handle is hein.crs/crsmthzzbwn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS INSIGHT Election Policy on the November 2018 Ballot November 21, 2018 (IN11000) I Related Author Karen L. Shanton, Analyst in American National Government (khann@cr c v, 7-2037) On November 6, voters in some states did not just vote on the policymakers who will represent them. They also made policy themselves, by approving or rejecting ballot measures. Some of the measures on state ballots included provisions that would affect the conduct of federal elections. Most of those measures succeeded. Thirteen state measures with implications for federal elections were on the ballot in 10 states, and 12 were approved. What Are Ballot Measures? Ballot measures are policy questions that are decided by popular vote. Local measures are voted on by residents of a locality, such as a city or county, and can make changes only for that locality. State measures, like the ones discussed in this Insight, get a statewide vote and can change policy for the whole state. The types of measures available vary by state and in two main ways: how they reach the ballot; and their effects if approved. State measures may be referred to 1hball1 by the staleg or, less commonly, a state _co issin or onsilutional g nv n tin. In some states, they can also be initiated by citizens. Dirc ciizen ini iai v and popIlr r ndum go directly to the ballot if they get enough signatures. d are submitted to the state legislature for possible adoption first. They typically go to the ballot if the legislature does not adopt them, although additional signature-gathering may be required. Some state measures create new policies if approved, by adding or amending state statutes or amending the state constitution. Others affect existing laws. They can be used to repeal or, in so cases, affirm previously enacted legislation. What Was on the Ballot? This chart provides an overview of the state measures related to federal elections that were on the ballot on November 6.

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