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In a major piece for Mother Jones magazine on “Why Ballot Measures Are Democracy’s Last Line of Defense,” voting rights correspondent Ari Berman discusses abortion ballot measures in 10 states, important downballot races in Wisconsin and elsewhere, and the movement to abolish or reform the Electoral College. This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Ari, you also wrote a piece for Mother Jones headlined “Why Ballot Measures Are Democracy’s Last Line of Defense.” So, for example, you have actually 11 ballot measures in 10 states around abortion. Some people are …

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