Once it passes the Senate, and If voters approve the resolution in an August special election, it will take 60% of Ohio voters to pass a constitutional amendment to keep abortion legal in the state.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — State lawmakers in the House have passed a proposal to put a measure on a special election ballot in August to require a 60% supermajority of Ohio voters to amend the state’s constitution, a move some lawmakers hope will make it less likely that voters will make abortion legal in November.
Assuming it survives any legal challenges, the resolution, which was amended to include language establishing a special August 8 election, would take effect if voted into law on that date, ironically, by a simple majority of 50% +1 Ohio voters.The rule requiring only a 50% majority of voters to change the constitution has been in place in Ohio since 1912.
AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of over 90,000 midterm election voters across the country, found 59% of Ohio voters say abortion should generally be legal.
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