GOP’s anti-abortion efforts against ballot initiatives are anti-democratic

MSNBC— In a key victory for supporters of abortion rights, organizers behind the effort to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution announced Friday that they had secured enough signatures for the proposed amendment to go before voters in November. It’s part of the groundswell of such voter-led initiatives to improve abortion access in several states. Earlier last week, abortion rights organizers in South Dakota said that they likewise had surpassed the number of signatures required for a...

MSNBC—Senate Democratic women rally against Katie Britt’s anti-abortion bill. As Mother’s Day approached, a group of Republican senators, led by Alabama’s Katie Britt, tried to rally some support for a new legislative proposal called the “More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed Act” (or “MOMS Act”). As Axios reported late last week, the bill seemed rather predictable. This is, to be sure, standard GOP fare. Republican officials tend to be uncomfortable with the idea that the party’s sole focus in this area is imposing abortion restrictions, and the MOMS Act appears...

The Federalist—A Democrat Bill To Process Mail Ballots Before Election Day Is Headed To Pennsylvania’s GOP-Run Senate. State Sen. Cris Dush told The Federalist the bill's provisions would endanger 'honest, transparent and secure elections.'

The Center Square—Democrats' filibuster in Missouri Senate stalls approval of ballot initiative. (The Center Square) – A filibuster by Democrats in the Missouri Senate to stall a resolution to ask voters to alter how the constitution is change ended after more than 48 hours on Wednesday. Republican Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, a candidate for the GOP nomination for secretary of state and sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 74, withdrew her motion on the legislation as Democrats gave no indication of stopping. It would place a proposal on a ballot asking citizens to...