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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOhioans vote on Issue 1 on Aug. 8. What does it say?
Despite continuous protests, the Ohio Ballot Board has approved the language for State Issue 1, which will ask voters if the state constitution should be harder to amend.
State Issue 1 was just approved Thursday, but it has been causing controversy for months now.
State lawmakers in the House and Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 2 on May 10. It would place a measure on a special election ballot in August to require a 60% supermajority of Ohio voters to amend the states constitution, a move some lawmakers hope will make it less likely that voters will make abortion legal in November.
Issue 1 asks voters if Ohio should Require that any proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Ohio receive the approval of at least 60 percent of eligible voters voting on the proposed amendment.
Beth Vanderkooi with the anti-abortion group Right to Life is supportive of making it harder to amend the Ohio constitution ahead of a possible vote to legalize abortion this November.
I see this as a win for Ohioans who will have an opportunity for Ohioans to weigh in on what it will take to amend our constitution, Vanderkooi told News 5 the day the amendment proposal passed.
Democrats and nonpartisan organizations say the language is purposely misleading by not including the current standards for passing constitutional amendments, which is a simple majority of 50% +1. Voters should also know signature requirements will expand from 44 to all 88 counties, Jen Miller with the League of Women Voters of Ohio said.
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/05/22/ohioans-vote-on-issue-1-on-aug-8-what-does-it-say/
Hope22
(1,842 posts)To pass this power grabbing issue. If this passes the people of Ohio will have lost their voice forever. I dont see any coming back from this.
jimfields33
(15,822 posts)True Blue American
(17,986 posts)Request for an absentee ballot ready to send in.
Voters need to throw this out just Ike we did the Kasich bill to kill Public Unions!
Cons at the statehouse are destroying any semblance of a free election. This is their sole purpose. Win, no matter how they have to cheat. Just like DeWine appointing Hillel to the committee we voted for free elections.