Beyond the candidates: billionaire tax, abortion, ranked-choice voting and redistricting are on state ballots

Voters in dozens of states are deciding policy directly on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Fox News counts 145 statewide ballot measures.

Taxes

• California, Proposition 40: A one-time 5% tax on billionaires who live in the state, with most money going to health care, CBS News and Fox News reported.
• Washington: A referendum on repealing a 9.9% tax on income above $1 million, according to Fox News.

Abortion

• Missouri: Whether to repeal the abortion-rights amendment voters approved two years ago.
• Idaho: A measure that would protect abortion until fetal viability.
• Virginia and Nevada: Proposals to put abortion rights in the state constitution.

These summaries are from CBS News and Fox News.

How elections are run

• Alaska: Repeal of ranked-choice voting and open primaries.
• Voter ID: Stricter identification requirements are proposed in several states, including Arizona, California, Colorado and Nevada.
• Redistricting: Maryland and Missouri vote on major changes to how congressional maps are drawn, CBS News reported; Fox News also lists Colorado.
• Virginia: Whether to restore voting rights to people with felony convictions upon release.

Local fights over data centers

CBS News counted more than 40 local measures on data centers in more than a dozen states, including more than 20 in Ohio.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts voters face nine statewide questions, including a proposal to repeal legal recreational marijuana sales, a vote on the state's 2024 gun law and a plan for an all-party primary. A UMass Amherst/WCVB poll taken Oct. 5-12 found the marijuana repeal trailing 31% to 61%, The New Bedford Light reported.