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On Tuesday, Ohio voters decisively rejected a proposal to make amending its state constitution harder. Issue 1 sought to require a 60% threshold for changing Ohio’s constitution rather than the current rules mandating only a majority vote.
On Nov. 7, Ohioans will be asked to vote on an amendment to their state constitution that would enshrine a “right” to abortion into it.
Anti-abortion groups expressed their disappointment over the Issue 1 loss, but pushed forth with plans to campaign against what they see as an apocalyptic change to the state constitution.
Ohio voters on Tuesday rejected Issue 1, a proposal that would have made it harder to amend the state’s constitution.
In the Ohio special election 2023 results, voters rejected Issue 1, a GOP-backed measure that would have made it harder to pass abortion protections.