KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — In six states this November, voters will be asked to weigh in on statewide ballot measures. — Four states contributed to our list of key measures this year: Colorado, Ohio, Maine, and Texas. More limited measures are on the ballot in Louisiana and New York. — The key issues on the ballot in these states include abortion, recreational marijuana, taxes, and energy. Key 2023 ballot issues Voters in a handful of states across the country will find a range of ballot measures to vote on in 2023. What follows is our rundown of the key measures on voters’ ballots this year based on tracking by Ballotpedia, our own research, and interviews with political experts in many of these states. This roundup does not address every single issue on state ballots this year, but it does cover many of them (and the ones we found to be the most interesting from a national perspective). We’ve grouped them by topic. The key issues on the ballot in these states include abortion, recreational marijuana, taxes, and energy. In Texas, voters will be asked to approve big, new investments in broadband, water infrastructure, and parkland. As an off-year