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...

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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.

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Republicans purposely made this seemingly decent legislation complete shit. It makes sense to have a higher threshold for constitutional amendments. But 60% makes it nearly impossible. And this did not require its own 60% bar to pass. And it required getting signatures from all districts instead of just half which would mean only larger organizations could do it. All of it was bullshit. They went for a very thinly veiled power grab and the people told them to fuck off. Well done Ohio.
Aug 9, 2023 at 4:45pmWeb