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Alvin Chang

Kansas abortion referendum drives record number of voters to polls

A long line of voters in Wichita, Kansas on Monday.
A long line of voters in Wichita, Kansas on Monday. Photograph: Travis Heying/AP

Most primary elections turn out only a small portion of the electorate – but this year’s Kansas primary was unlike any other in the state.

This year’s primary ballot included a question to decide whether to stop the state’s constitution from protecting abortion rights, which could have paved the way for the state legislature to completely ban abortion.

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