ChetzemokaAug 9, 2023

In Tuesday's special election, Ohioans overwhelmingly voted against requiring a supermajority to amend their state constitution

Voters in Ohio went to the polls to decide whether to approve a measure known as Issue 1​ that would raise the bar for constitutional amendments on the ballot. In the ultimate irony, the vote against changing the amendment process exceeded the 60% supermajority that the special election was seeking to require in the first...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-issue-1-special-election-2023-abortion-rights-results/

Ohio Issue 1: Voters go to the polls in special election with major implications for abortion rights

Voters in Ohio are at the polls to decide whether to approve a measure known as Issue 1​ that would raise the bar for constitutional amendments on the ballot.

CBS News
Show threadFartsWithAnAccentAug 9, 2023
I don’t normally say this, but good job Ohio.
Show threadChetzemokaAug 9, 2023

Always remember that Ohio has been gerrymandered to shit. Republicans got so mad that the big-C cities voted Obama in twice that they decided to do everything they could to erode the rights and power of those city voters.

But you can't dilute the cities in a statewide vote. Look at the voting map on this issue: all major cities and college towns voted against

Show threadrustyjAug 9, 2023
District 1 is a fucking joke, I hate living in it. How is downtown Cincinnati connected to Warren county in any way? The seat used to be competitive, but It hasn’t swung democrat since the change in 2011.
Show threadChetzemoka
My parents are over in District 6, aka "let's make sure Ohio University never moves the needle on a vote ever again."
Aug 9, 2023 at 2:35amWeb