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 a...
Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care.
Tell all the Ohio voters you know to vote "No" on Issue 1. Send them this column. Call them up and explain what the ploy is here. The stakes are national, and the good news is that Ohio’s electorate, like most of the Midwest, is mostly center-right, reasonable and measured. When...
Issue 1, being voted on in Tuesday's special election today, asked voters to raise the threshold for amending the Ohio constitution from a simple majority to 60 percent. Local and national media are reporting that Issue 1 has failed; with about half of precincts reporting, 57 percent of the...
s November abortion amendment “Issue 1” —introducing potential confusionafter pro-abortion-rights groups had previously encouraged Ohioans to vote “no” on the August “Issue 1.” And just in case the semantic tomfoolery were not enough, LaRosequietly bootedover 26,000 voters from the rolls ...
The article reports that Ohio's voters rejected the attacks on the legislative bill Issue 1 which will finance infrastructure improvements as well as support technology initiatives that could create Ohio's nex...
That could change in August, when Ohio voters head to the polls in a special election to decide whether future amendments will instead need the approval of 60% of the electorate. The change, known as Issue 1, would almost certainly determine the fate of abortion access in the state if app...
Ohio's State Issue 1 became a proxy battle over abortion before it was convincingly rejected by voters on Tuesday, defeating an attempt by Republican lawmakers to make it more difficult for the public to propose and approve changes to the Buckeye State's constitution. The defeated amendment would...
Ohio Republicans attempted earlier this year to raise the threshold for approving changes to the state constitution, which would've made doing so more difficult. Under the measureput to votersduring a special election held in August, also called Issue 1, any proposed constitutional amendment would'...
In Ohio, abortion rights advocates defeated a ballot initiative in August that would have raised the threshold to amend the constitution from a simple majority to 60%. Now, after urging voters to vote “no” on the August amendment – also called Issue 1 – they are urging people to vote ...