Republicans move to limit ballot measures, thwarting efforts to undo abortion restrictions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : [like] Planned Parenthood ... that would want that to be a reality.
48% :The Republican push to regulate ballot measures has escalated in recent years as citizen-led initiatives have been used to legalize marijuana, expand Medicaid, create independent redistricting commissions and raise the minimum wage in purple and red states.
44% : "We've seen it here in Arkansas with marijuana, that once you start amending the Constitution, there's no meaning to it," she added.
43% : The efforts to stymie ballot initiatives, however, haven't been targeted specifically at abortion.
43% : Opponents of the 60 percent requirement argue it would make it much more difficult to pass progressive policies, including protections for abortion, in a state where Republicans in the Legislature outnumber Democrats 3 to 1.
39% : The state's Supreme Court overrode their decision on Thursday, meaning voters will have a chance in November to decide whether abortion remains legal.
39% : But the group's executive director, Rose Mimms, told POLITICO its passage would help prevent efforts to amend the state's Constitution to codify a right to abortion.

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