Issue 1
Ohio Supreme Court approves abortion rights amendment Ballot Board summary for voters with a tweak
This story first appeared in the Ohio Capital Journal. The Ohio Supreme Court has ordered one tweak to summary language approved by Republicans on the Ohio Ballot Board for voters to see in November on a proposed reproductive rights amendment. The split state supreme court rejected using the full text of the proposed amendment and declared […]
Ohio voters reject constitutional amendment changes
This story first appeared in the Ohio Capital Journal. The Republican-led effort to make amending Ohio’s constitution more difficult has failed. As of 11:45 p.m. local time, unofficial results for the Aug. 8 special election show voters rejected Issue 1 57% to 43%. The Associated Press called the race at 9 p.m. While precincts were […]