Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who chairs the board, presented a three-page, single-spaced summary of his own. It said Issue 1 would "repeal constitutional protections against gerrymandering" approved by large margins in 2015 and 2018, and "eliminate ...
Around the same time, Ohio’s GOP establishmentapprovedandbegan spending tens of millionson a separate special election to be held in August with the hope of raising the threshold to make changes to the state constitution. After initially pretending this was a coincidence, the secretary of statea...
Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who chairs the board, presented a three-page, single-spaced summary of his own. It said Issue 1 would “repeal constitutional protections against gerrymandering" approved by large margins in 2015 and 2018, and “eli...
Issue 1 needs a simple majority vote of 50% plus one vote to pass. A recent effort to make it harder to amend the state’s constitution by a citizen-led ballot initiative — by increasing that vote threshold to 60% —failed in the state’s August special election. Here is the full te...
Issue 1 supporters cheer as they watch election results come in, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Columbus Ohio. Ohio voters have approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. The outcome of Tuesday’s intense, off-year election...
How election results may impact Ohio’s Intel project As Intel continues to build its $20 billion manufacturing plant in New Albany, it remains to be seen whether the results of last week’s election could impact its future.. spectrumnews1.com Daniel Nenni Admin Staff member Tuesday at ...
However, with 57.1% of Ohio voters voting "no," the ballot item was decisively rejected. The results of the August 8 special election indicated that the state's 1912 simple-majority bar would stay in place. Bessett concludes that if Issue 1 does not pass, a safe, common medical procedure...
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House, but in Ohio, it’s a contest further down the ballot that’s been getting the bulk of the attention in the Nov. 5 general election.
President Joe Biden and his reelection campaign heralded the election results Tuesday night. The president criticized what he called Ohio Republican lawmakers’ “blatant attempt to weaken voters’ voices and further erode the freedom of women to make their own health care decisions.” He ...
Abortion rights groups have outraised opponents and outspent them on TV. Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, the main coalition supporting Issue 1, has raised$28.7 millionfor the general election, compared with$9.9 millionraised by Protect Women Ohio, the main group opposing it, according to ...