Republicans may see a slight 2026 turnout boost not from candidates or President Donald Trump’s breakneck campaign schedule, but from specific statewide measures that will appear on ballots come Election Day.

Ballot measures themselves represent one of the most direct ways for voters to influence state policies: a simple yes or no vote on issues that voters care deeply about but have little likelihood of being legislated into law.

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