Posted on 08/08/2023 5:57:36 PM PDT by Coronal
Issue 1 was projected to fail on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, dealing a blow to Ohio Republicans who wanted to hamstring a November ballot question on abortion rights.
Decision Desk HQ, an election results reporting agency providing results and race calls for the USA TODAY Network Ohio, called the race around 8:09 p.m. With about 28% of the vote counted, no vote was leading 68% to 32%.
Tuesday’s election was the culmination of a months-long fight that began last year, when Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Rep. Brian Stewart, R-Ashville, first introduced a plan to tighten the rules for constitutional amendments. The debate played out in the halls of the Ohio Statehouse, on the campaign trail and even in the courtroom as opponents tried to stop GOP lawmakers in their tracks.
Proponents of the measure said they want to keep controversial policies out of the constitution and reserve it for the state's fundamental rights and values. Critics argued the ballot measure was a power grab that would hamstring the rights of citizens to place an issue on the ballot.
Ohioans appeared to buy the message opponents were selling.
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Or I rejoice too soon? I thought a failure meant that the State Constitution will still have a 60% threshhold? My bad.
I believe that normally R’s have a higher turnout than D’s.
There are just more D’s in a lot of places.
Bingo!
Let them abort their children. Look at Israel. Half of the Jews are Orthodox now.
No. Ballot initiatives in Ohio presently require only a simple majority to pass. This would have raised the threshold to 60% to pass.
“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.
What on earth are people smoking to EVER imagine that this travesty should have passed?!
I mean, what in the actual heck?!!
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.
If it’s that simple then we can’t even count on Ohio and it’s over. We will California and miserable
Trump will carry Ohio.
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.
The middle of the road is a great place to get run over.
Just sayin' ...
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.
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?
Since 2017, all we do is lose anymore
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.
What tangible steps has he announced hexwas going to do that?
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.
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