Multiple news organizations reported that voters rejected Issue 1 54.5%-45.5%, with nearly 70% of the vote reported, following a months-long, expensive battle that saw Republicans pushing to keep the current system and Democrats arguing for change. ...
The "yes" vote on Issue 1 in Ohio is benefiting from an electorate that currently looks more Democratic than it did in 2020 and 2022, according to exit polls. Republicans still have an edge in party affiliation but it's narrower than it was in last year's midterms. Democrats are overwhe...
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 specifically declared an individual’s right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions,” including birth control, fertility treatments, miscarriage and abortion. It allowed the state to regulate the procedure after fetal viability, as long as excep...
Dr. Marcela Azevedo, the leader of Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, thanked voters for rejecting Issue 1. “Together, we’ve delivered this unbelievable and amazing, but absolutely true result of what Ohioans really want,” Azevedo said. “The energy and enthusiasm we witnessed i...
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...
1 of 14 | Voters fill out ballots on Election Day at Chesapeake Elementary School on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Chesapeake, Ohio. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP) 2 of 14 | A sign against Issue 2 sits near a polling place on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in...
s closely related to the issue of immigration. While I certainly don’t advocate starting wars going around publicly announcing you aren’t willing to get involved in one is precisely the sort of thing that invites it. I think the average American knows this and they get nervous when they ...
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council and a platform committee member, said Monday that they planned to escalate the issue — possibly to a full-on floor fight — but that the situation had changed because of the Saturday shooting. “Given today, and everything that ha...
Crime is a major issue in this year’s election, yet major media ignored the release of a significant new government report showing a surge in violent crime. The increase in violent crime during the Biden administration is a record increase. ...