COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio election officials have approved ballot language that will describe this fall’s Issue 1, a redistricting measure, as requiring gerrymandering when the proposal is intended to do the opposite. The Republican-controlled Ohio Ballot Boa...
Bryan Phipps celebrates the defeat of Issue 1 during an election night party at the Columbus Fire Fighters Local 67 on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio voters have rejected a proposal that would've made it more difficult for voters to ame...
Issue 1 has nothing to do with“protecting”Ohio’s Constitution and has everything to do with protecting the status quo. And what is the status quo? We have this election in August in the first place because very wealthy individuals and special interest groups have successfully bought their...
Ohio Issue 1 Election Results Did Ohio pass Issue 1 relating to abortion? *Make sure to refresh this page for updated results* If Issue 1 passes it would make abortion in the state more accessible for people The amendment would still allow the state to prohibit abortion after a fetus is co...
Ohio Issue 1: How similar protections changed abortion in a neighboring state How have Ohio and other states voted on abortion rights? Since thereversal of Roe v. Wadein the summer of 2022, six states have called votes impacting abortion rights, including Ohio. In each election, voters support...
week before the election, according to data from AdImpact, which tracks spending on campaign ads. The cash brings the “yes” side’s total ad spend closer to the “no” side, which still has outspent supporters of Issue 1 by about $3 million in summer campaigning, AdImpact data shows....
Issue 1 May Be Dead But Lawmakers Have New Plan to Reform Ohio’s Drug-Sentencing Laws November 11, 2018Anthony Accardi Voters didn’t just reject Issue 1 in Tuesday’s election, they crushed it, with 63 percent voting against the ballot measure that sought to convert most drug-possession ...
Issue 1 campaign and the voters who showed up to keep the power in the hands of Ohio’s people.”The fact that the special election for Issue 1 took place was due to the existence of the reproductive choice initiative, which will be on the November ballot. The Republican-led Ohio ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — All the political wrangling over Ohio's Issue 1, a statewide ballot issue aimed at changing the way the state draws its political maps, has landed voters in a fix. While they are hearing from the campaign behind the constitutional
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the Ohio Ballot Board must rewrite some of the language that will appear as State Issue 1 before voters on the August special election ballot. In the decision issued by Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy and Justices Pat Fischer, Pat DeWine, and Joe Deters the Ohi...