Ohio voters defeated an effort to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution on Tuesday.
Ohio voters defeated an effort to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution on Tuesday, thwarting an effort many believed was an attempt to prevent the success of a ballot initiative scheduled for the fall to permanently entrench a right to abortion into state law.
State Issue 1 was projected as defeated Tuesday night by the Associated Press, with about 40 percent of the vote counted. At the time of projection, nearly 60 percent were against the proposal, and about 40 percent in favor.
But it also marks an early victory for Ohio reproductive rights advocates, who saw Tuesday's vote as an. If State Issue 1 passed, a scheduled constitutional amendment ensuring"every individual has a right to make and carry out one's reproductive decisions" would require the approval of nearly two-thirds of the state's citizenry in the November election to be enacted—an almost impossibly high number for any side to achieve in a state with a history of close elections.
Stickers for Ohio voters who cast their ballots during primary voting on May 3, 2022, in Lordstown, Ohio. The state's voters defeated an effort to make it more difficult to amend the state Constitution on Tuesday, thwarting an effort many believed was an attempt to prevent the success of a ballot initiative scheduled for this fall to permanently entrench a right to abortion into law."BREAKING: Ohioans stood up and defeated Issue 1.
I think Ohio’s Issue 1 is on track to fail, and by a healthy margin. If I’m being honest, a 15-20 point failure margin wouldn’t be surprising in the slightest — in fact, I think that’s more likely than a “Yes” victory.
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