So, in addition to the Federal elections (and state elections and local elections), there are 120 ballot initiatives/referenda/propositions/whatever-your-state-calls-them in 32 states.
I won't cover them all but let's touch on some of the more interesting and/or groundbreaking.
Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota will be voting on whether to legalize recreational marijuana.
Mississippi and South Dakota will be voting on whether to legalize medical marijuana. Yes, you read that correctly -- South Dakota is voting simultaneously on medical and recreational marijuana, the first state to do so.
Oregon says, "Whoa, hold my toke, dudes" and is voting to legalize psilocybin-containing mushrooms, under strict supervision in "service centers". If successful, it'll be fascinating to see if Oregon leads a second wave of drug decriminalization focused on hallucinogens. We can't have universal health care, but maybe we'll all be tripping balls so it's all good.
California will be voting on Prop 22 (started by Lyft, Uber and DoorDash that would calssify gig workers as independent contractors and not employees, and therefore not subject to benefits or minimum wage laws.
Also Prop 25, which will attempt to uphold a state Senate Bill 10, which would eliminate the cash bail system in favor of a risk assessment to determine if someone is a flight risk. If successful, it would be the first state to eliminate cash bail for all suspects awaiting trial.
Colorado will be voting on an initiative to reintroduce the gray wolf to designated lands west of the Continental Divide by 2023.
Mississippi will be voting on a new state flag to replace the last state flag in the country bearing the Confederate battle flag as part of its overall design. Oddly, they're not choosing between a slate of designs but rather whether to accept a single design proffered so far. If rejected, it'll go back to a committee to produce another design and that one will be on the ballot in a special election next year.
And lastly,
Rhode Island will be voting to change it's official name to "State of Rhode Island". That may sound tautological, but currently its' actual legal name is the "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations". The word "plantation" isn't exactly in vogue these days, as you might guess. And you can guess pretty much how the support/opposition breaks down in terms of partisanship. A previous attempt to change it to just "Rhode Island" failed in 2010 with 77.9% against. Will be interesting to see how it turns out with 10 years and the BLM movement added to the mix.