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The Associated Press projects Ohio Issue 1 has failed. The Republican-backed measure would have raised the threshold for amending the Ohio constitution from a simple majority to 60%, making it harder to protect abortion rights in future elections.
Ohio voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected an effort to make it harder to change the state constitution in a special election that Republicans brazenly concocted to thwart an upcoming abortion vote. The pro-choice position has now won in all seven statewide votes since the fall of Roe v. Wade.
The results in Tuesday's special election were a crucial victory for abortion rights advocates, who seek a November referendum to enshrine abortion access into state law.
In a major victory for abortion rights, Ohio Issue 1 -- a measure to raise the threshold to pass a state constitutional amendment -- failed by an overwhelming margin.A constitutional amendment to protect abortion access in the state will be voted on in November.Decision Desk has the county resul
I've seen enough... Republicans are in serious trouble over abortion. The overwhelming defeat of Ohio Issue 1 tonight — which would have raised the threshold to pass a state constitutional amendment — is just the latest data point. It seems highly likely that an amendment to enshrine ab