COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio election officials have approved ballot language that will describethis fall’s Issue 1, a redistricting measure, as requiring gerrymandering when the proposal is intended to do the opposite. The Republican-controlled Ohio Ballot Boar...
Issue 1 was aballot measureto change the Ohio Constitution to include protections for abortion access. According to ballot language, the measure would establish in the state constitution "an individual right to one's own reproductive medical treatment," including to make decisions on abortion, contra...
Notably, the ballot language distorts the meaning of the amendment. The full amendment text can be foundhere, and the ballot language can be foundhere. OPEN’s Instagram explainer of Issue 1 can be foundhere. The ballot language states that the proposition would include "an individual right t...
In an opinion earlier this month, the high court required the ballot board to make two small changes to its approved language — but it let stand the passage that will describe Issue 1 as requiring gerrymandering. The court's Republican majority agreed with the...
amendment in November. Opponents of the state GOP’s efforts filed two lawsuits, and in June, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled partially in their favor,forcing some minor changesto the language around the special election for what was then termed “Issue 1.” But the special election would move ...
In anopinion earlier this month, the high court required the ballot board to make two small changes to its approved language — but it let stand the passage that will describe Issue 1 as requiring gerrymandering. The court's Republican majority agreed with ...
Ohio’s constitutional amendment, on the ballot as Issue 1, included some of the most protective language for abortion access of any statewide ballot initiative since the Supreme Court’s ruling.Opponentshad argued that the amendment would threatenparental rights,allow unrestricted gender surgeries for...
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's what State Issue 1 ballot language looks like By TODD HELBERG @cntoddhelberg thelberg@crescent-news.com Oct 11, 2024 Another constitutional amendment will appear before Ohio voters in a November general election. Local News Defiance County voters deciding three countywide tax issues this fa...
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