Ohio’s State Issue 1 has failed as voters rejected Republican lawmakers’ attempt to make it harder for the public to propose and approve changes to the state constitution.
Voters come and go at the Beachwood Community Center on Tuesday morning, August 8, 2023 to vote on Issue 1 during the special election held to decide the issue. COLUMBUS, Ohio –
But around 9:30 p.m., Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens, a Republican who co-chaired the “yes” committee, said: “The people of Ohio have spoken. It is now time to turn our attention to November.” Describing Issue 1 as “a battle worth having,” Gonidakis downplayed the implications of a big loss on the prospects for anti-abortion groups defeating a proposed abortion amendment in November. Gonidakis said there likely are voters who oppose abortion who voted against Issue 1, giving abortion opponents a higher ceiling in November than the “yes” coalition had for Issue 1.
Ohio Democrats have hoped that defeating Issue 1 in August and passing the abortion-rights measure in November could give them rare momentum heading into the 2024 election, when Sen. Sherrod Brown, one of the state’s lone remaining statewide elected Democrats, will face what’s widely expected to be a tough reelection campaign.
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