"Democracy Itself Is on the Ballot": U.S. Voters Weigh 150+ Ballot Initiatives

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As voters in the United States head to the polls, we take a look at what's on the ballot with Chris Melody Fields Figueredo of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center. "This is a consequential election, and voters are going to be able to vote on democracy itself, whether they can participate in elections, how congressional districts are drawn, whether they will have autonomy of their own bodies," says Fields Figueredo, who previews some of the over 145 ballot initiatives being considered across the country, including California's billionaire wealth tax and measures concerning reproductive, voting and LGBTQ+ rights.

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