ISSUE 1 FAILS.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The failure of Issue 1 is a boon for abortion rights supporters who will put their own measure on the ballot in November.
News 5 has ongoing live coverage with Statehouse/Columbus bureau reporter Morgan Trau, who has been covering this proposal since its first introduction nearly a year ago.Issue 1 would have raised the threshold for constitutional amendments to pass from 50%+1, a simple majority, to 60%. This means that 40% of Ohioans would have gotten to choose the law. Supporters sought its passage to thwart the forthcoming abortion rights vote.
Ohio Sec. of State LaRose admits Issue 1 is about one issue: abortion Ohio voters will decide in November if they have a constitutional right to have an abortion, contraception, miscarriage care and fertility treatment. Raising the threshold that a constitutional amendment needs to pass to 60% would have made it more difficult to pass.The fight continues for and against the November abortion vote.
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