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A next big ballot fight over abortion could come to Arizona

Abortion access advocates are collecting signatures needed to put a measure on Arizona's 2024 ballot. Democrats hope the initiative could drive turnout in the swing state.
State abortion initiatives have proved to be major voter mobilizers since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in 2022.

PHOENIX — Strategists on both sides of the abortion debate are gearing up to make Arizona the next center of the fight over the contentious issue.

The efforts in the swing state could have big impacts on other contests on the 2024 ballot, including a key U.S. Senate election, control of the U.S. House and the race for the White House. President Biden won the state by just 10,000 votes out of more, the first time the state voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1996.

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