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Abortion-rights groups outspend opponents by more than 6 to 1 in
ballot measure campaigns

Amendment 3 supporters Luz Maria Henriquez, second from left, executive director of the ACLU Missouri, celebrates with Mallory Schwarz, center, of Abortion Action
Missouri, after the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., ruled that the amendment to protect abortion rights would stay on the November ballot, Sept. 10,
2024.
Associated Press
By GEOFF MULVIHILL brought in, The Associated Press found in an analy- The cash advantage is showing up in ad spend-
Associated Press sis of campaign finance data compiled by the ing, where data from the media tracking firm
The groups promoting ballot measures to add watchdog group Open Secrets and state gov- AdImpact shows campaigns have spent more
amendments to the constitutions in nine states ernments. than three times as much as opponents in ads
that would enshrine a right to abortion have raised The campaign spending reports are a snapshot in on TV, streaming services, radio and websites.
more than $160 million. time, especially this late in the campaigns, when
That's nearly six times what their opponents have contributions are rolling in for many. Continued on Page 2