Ohio Issue 1, which supporters say will curb out-of-state special interests, gets nearly all its funding from out-of-state special interests
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — JULY 26: A yard sign against Ohio Issue 1 which if passed at the August 8 special election would require a 60% vote to pass future citizen-initiated amendments including the Reproductive Freedom Amendment which will be on the ballot in November, July 26, 2023, in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
On both sides — those opposing Issue 1, those supporting it, and those technically fighting November’s reproductive rights amendment — the vast majority of funding came from out of state.Issue 1’s proponents have consistently argued a higher threshold for passing state constitutional amendments will act as a deterrent.
Opponents have repeatedly argued back that nothing in the proposal actually limits out-of-state influence. owns the Uline shipping and office supply company, and his grandfather and great-grandfather ran Schlitz brewing.
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