Ohio voters decisively rejected Issue 1, Tuesday’s sole ballot item that sought to make it tougher to amend the state constitution, per AP.
Why it matters: The results are a victory for abortion rights advocates ahead of a constitutional amendment on November’s ballot that proposes to guarantee abortion access up until fetal viability.
Details: Issue 1 would have raised the passage threshold for future constitutional amendments from a simple majority to a 60% supermajority, along with stricter signature requirements to get amendments on the ballot.
- Nechesh ( @Nechesh@beehaw.org ) 35•1 year ago
This would have effectively ended all ballot initiatives in Ohio. I was happy to vote no and even happier to see it lose.
- Spacemanspliff ( @Spacemanspliff@midwest.social ) English10•1 year ago
I’m just upset it didn’t lose by 60%
- yukichigai ( @yukichigai@kbin.social ) 3•1 year ago
Last I heard it lost by over 70%.
- Spacemanspliff ( @Spacemanspliff@midwest.social ) English5•1 year ago
56% I saw it peak at one point early above 60 but the final call is 56.
- buttsbuttsbutts ( @buttsbuttsbutts@lemmynsfw.com ) English5•1 year ago
There’s a reason they chose that 60% figure in the amendment proposal: if you don’t really think about it, it seems reasonable (it’s not even 2/3rds!) But in reality, in the country’s currently fractured political climate, getting to 60% is near impossible. Hell, if a Presidential candidate carries a state with 55% it’s considered a crushing defeat, so 60 is a crazy high bar.
- IHeartBadCode ( @IHeartBadCode@kbin.social ) 6•1 year ago
I don’t say this often, but good job Ohio.