"2023 Election Day: High-Stakes Ballot Issues, Key Races, and Candidate Analysis"

Voters in five states are deciding on various ballot measures in the 2023 elections, including issues such as abortion access, marijuana legalization, and banning wealth taxes. The most notable measures are in Ohio, Texas, and Maine. Ohioans will vote on whether to amend the state constitution to enshrine abortion rights, while also deciding on the legalization of recreational marijuana. In Colorado, a measure aims to allocate excess nicotine tax revenue to preschool education. Maine voters will consider expanding the ban on foreign spending in elections and removing a provision that bars people with mental illness under guardianship from voting. In Texas, measures include banning wealth taxes, raising the homestead tax exemption, and eliminating the position of Galveston County treasurer.