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Kansas abortion referendum drives record number of voters to polls

Nearly half of state’s registered voters turned out in first electoral test of US abortion rights

The Guardian - US

Conservative Kansas votes to protect abortion rights

Kansas voters have rejected a state constitutional amendment that would have declared there is no right to abortion, Edison Research projects.

The New Daily

Kansas proves it: People want abortion

Republicans did everything they could to keep pro-choicers from the polls, yet the abortion ban went down in flames

Salon

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US elections: Key takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

Democratic and Republican primaries across several states tested voters’ views ahead of the crucial midterm elections.

Al Jazeera

Kansas voters just forcefully rejected an anti-abortion ballot measure

But the victory for reproductive rights, even in a deep-red state, doesn’t equal an instant victory for Democrats.

Mic

‘This is huge’: Democrats hail abortion rights victory in Kansas

Democrats celebrated the Kansas vote as a testament to the desire for abortion rights nationwide, even in Republican-held states

The Guardian - US

Kansans reject amendment to provide that the state constitution does not secure a right to abortion

Kansans rejected an amendment to provide that the state constitution does not secure a right to abortion on August 2. With 100% of precincts reporting, the vote was 58.78% ‘No’ to 41.22% ‘Yes’.

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Tuesday’s primaries offered a glint of hope for Democrats this fall

Kansas voters affirmed a women’s right to choose. Meanwhile, Republicans across the US elevated extremist candidates who may be unpopular in general elections

The Guardian - US

Commentary: Is the end of Value Them Both the start of something much bigger? Time will tell

What do you even write when the most powerful lobbying force in your state not only loses a pivotal election, but gets their heads handed to them?

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Kansas voters spoke loudly on abortion: Trust women. Now politicians must listen

The nation now knows, and the world: Kansas remains a free state.

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: How the Kansas abortion vote matters — and doesn’t

Tuesday saw some of the last remaining major party primaries of 2022. The headline event of the night wasn’t a primary, however: It was a ballot measure in Kansas, and it was a big victory for abortion rights.

Tribune News Service

Biden celebrates abortions rights wins in Kansas as Democrats see midterm message

President Joe Biden on Tuesday night celebrated the failure of a constitutional amendment to eliminate the right to an abortion in Kansas, a significant win for the abortion rights movement in the first popular vote on the issue in the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v.…

Tribune News Service

‘Reproductive freedom is a winning issue’: National abortion groups hail Kansas win

National abortion-rights advocates hailed the surprise results of the Kansas constitutional referendum Tuesday, arguing that the victory for their side proves that even red-state voters reject outright banning access to abortions.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘We could feel it’: Kansans celebrate upset abortion rights victory

Organizers said treating reproductive rights as a non-partisan issue was key to success in a Republican-leaning state

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Reason

Kansans Reject Anti-Abortion Ballot Measure—and It's Not Even Close

Plus: Why GOP emails are triggering spam filters, new minimum wage research, and more...

The Guardian - US

Kansas’s vote to protect abortion rights upends US midterm elections – as it happened

Kansas voters back measure to protect abortion rights in sign overturning of Roe v Wade will have unpredictable effects ahead of November elections

The National (Scotland)

Conservative state of Kansas votes to keep abortion rights

THE Conservative US state of Kansas has voted to protect abortion rights in a referendum.

Roll Call

Kansans reject an effort to end state's right to abortion - Roll Call

Kansans overwhelmingly opposed removing the right to an abortion from the state constitution, a possible bellwether for votes to come.

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ABC News

Kansas votes against abortion ban in first US referendum since US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade

The result is being labelled a major victory for abortion-rights advocates in the Republican-controlled state.

The Independent UK

Two-year-old child dies after ‘climbing into’ hot car amid heat wave in Kansas

Child was found unresponsive and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead

Evening Standard

Kansas votes to preserve abortion rights in ‘wake up call’ for opponents

The vote will prevent the Republican-led legislature from passing severe abortion restrictions

Tribune News Service

Kris Kobach narrowly wins Kansas GOP primary for attorney general in political comeback

Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on Tuesday won the Republican nomination for state attorney general, promising to weaponize the office against the Biden administration.

Tribune News Service

Davids and Adkins set for November rematch in key Kansas suburban swing district

It’s a rematch.

Reason

Kansas Voters Reject Repeal of State Constitutional Abortion Rights, by >58%-42% Margin

In 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court held (in Hodes & Nauser, MDs, P.A. v. Schmidt) that the Kansas Constitution's opening provision ("All men are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness") protected abortion rights. Today, Kansas voters overwhelming voted to…

The Independent UK

Takeaways: Abortion backlash in Kansas, Greitens' collapse

In one of the biggest days of this year's primary campaign season, red-state Kansas rejected a measure that would have made it easier to restrict abortion, and voters in Missouri repudiated a scandal-tarred former governor seeking a Senate seat

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