Voting ends on Ohio's Issue 1, a ballot initiative aimed at raising the winning threshold for a referendum to thwart the enshrinement of abortion rights in the state constitution. Republicans are trying to pass the measure, while the pro-choice position is voting 'no.' The outcome of the election will have significant implications for the future of abortion rights in Ohio.
Voting ends Tuesday evening on Ohio’s Issue 1, which would to raise the winning threshold for a referendum from a simple majority to 60 percent of the vote. If the measure passes, the new rules would take effect before November, thereby kneecapping a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
As of Tuesday [August 1], voters identified by L2 as Democrats had cast more than 52% of ballots, compared with 40% by voters identified as Republicans. Independents cast the remaining ballots, according to the firm, which models party affiliation using the partisan primary a voter most recently participated in.One woman from the Columbus suburbs, Sheila Harrell,
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