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In what is being celebrated as a victory for abortion rights advocates, Ohioans have decided to keep the minimum voter threshold of a bare majority for amending their constitution, rejecting an attempt to raise it to 60%.
By Holly HonderichIn Washington8 August 2023Updated 3 hours agoimage source, Jake Olson/BBCOhio has rejected a Republican resolution that would have made
If Issue 1 had passed, any proposed constitutional amendment would have needed 60% of the vote to pass.
Ohio's Issue 1 defeat: the abortion rights battle takes center stage as reproductive advocates secure victory, reshaping the state's constitutional landscape.
Ohio voters didn’t fall for the Republican effort to upend democracy and make it more difficult to protect abortion rights as well as other fundamental rights.