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 threadAFK BRB ChocolateAug 9, 2023
One part of the proposal that wasn’t getting as much attention is that it upped the requirement for ballot measures from having to get signatures in 44 districts (half of them) to needing signatures in all 88. That was to try and suppress grass roots efforts from even getting on the ballot. Such an undemocratic bunch of chucklefucks.
Show threadcloakerAug 9, 2023
Holy shit. That would have meant almost no grassroots ballot measures would get off the ground. People would be forced to hire groups all across the state to drive and get signatures from random rural fuck off counties.
Show threadaircooledJenkinsAug 9, 2023
That’s a bingo.
Show threadcloaker
terrifying. Here in Aus my state requires a simple majority. There would be riots, good on you Ohio.
Aug 10, 2023 at 12:42amWeb