Voters Across the Country Face Controversial Ballots

The Takeaway

Next week voters in Ohio, Mississippi and Maine will face a number of controversial ballot measures – from  collective bargaining to health care to voting and abortion.  In Ohio, a law limiting the collective bargaining of public employees is up for repeal. In Mississippi, they are fiercely debating whether a fertilized egg should be declared a person. Anna Sale, reporter for WNYC’s political website  It’s a Free Country, joins previews these issues and talks about the potential impact on the 2012 election.

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