Ohio Issue 1 fails: Big cities, suburban and many rural counties voted down issue

Columbus Dispatch ^ | August 8, 2023 | Haley BeMiller

[Persevero]

Or I rejoice too soon? I thought a failure meant that the State Constitution will still have a 60% threshhold? My bad.

[Persevero]

I believe that normally R’s have a higher turnout than D’s.

There are just more D’s in a lot of places.

[joesbucks]

Bingo!

[MinorityRepublican]

Why are women so eager to maintain the right to destroy their unborn children? Have men (in general) really become so lousy that they don’t see an alternative?

Let them abort their children. Look at Israel. Half of the Jews are Orthodox now.

[Coronal]

No. Ballot initiatives in Ohio presently require only a simple majority to pass. This would have raised the threshold to 60% to pass.

[Persevero]

“There is no referendum that can take away Gun rights. Those are GOD given,they are not subject to referendum or “ democracy” . There is NO compromise on this.”

The right to life is God given, too.

[BlackAdderess]

What on earth are people smoking to EVER imagine that this travesty should have passed?!

I mean, what in the actual heck?!!

[joesbucks]

Strictly speaking? Yes. But short term, republicans wanted this in place before November since there’s a chance a longer term abortion bill will appear on the ballot and they are afraid it will pass if it’s a simple majority.

[gibsonguy]

If it’s that simple then we can’t even count on Ohio and it’s over. We will California and miserable

[cowboyusa]

Trump will carry Ohio.

[joesbucks]

Polling showed it was going to be defeated. By about the same margin as the outcome seems to be. The pro Issue 1 Secretary of State is the same guy who approves voting machines and was instrumental getting this on an august ballot.

[usconservative]

I think most people are in the middle, where President Trump and I am.

The middle of the road is a great place to get run over.

Just sayin' ...

[Drew68]

We ought to just say abortion is a states’ rights issue and we respect the right of each state to decide for itself.

At this point, I don’t care if all 50 states vote themselves abortion rights. I’m sick of losing to communists over the issue.

[gibsonguy]

I don’t get it obviously. Was it not just a proposal to make it so you need 60% to alter the State Constitution ? That seems reasonable, what am l missing?

[mmichaels1970]

What on earth are people smoking to EVER imagine that this travesty should have passed?!

Passing this bill would have made it harder to routinely make changes to the Ohio Constitution. Constitutional changes should be hard. We are now a step closer to Ohio providing a constitutional right to abortion to our residents. That is now scheduled to happen in November. All they need is a simple majority so we can get on with the killin’

[hcmama]

Since 2017, all we do is lose anymore

[mmichaels1970]

Was it not just a proposal to make it so you need 60% to alter the State Constitution ? That seems reasonable, what am l missing?

It was. You are missing nothing.

[OftheOhio]

It’s been that way for 110 years...I don’t see a problem. I live in rural Ohio. THE rinos are currently invading our quiet rural areas with Multi-plex low income housing. They are going to be bringing the liberal city problems and noise to our very homes. I didn’t even mention thousands of acres of Chinese solar panels.

[hcmama]

Really?

What tangible steps has he announced hexwas going to do that?

[Theoria]

It doesn’t matter what it is, most Americans don’t want people taking their ability to kill babies, eat a burger, or do what they want. Especially, the way the Ohio gop played the game on this vote.