Ohio voters have resoundingly rejected a Repuglican-backed measure that would’ve made it more difficult to pass abortion protections. The vote sets up a fall campaign that’ll become the nation’s latest referendum on the issue since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nationwide right to abortion last year. The defeat of Issue 1 keeps in place a simple majority threshold for passing future changes to the Ohio Constitution, rather than requiring a 60% supermajority. Ohio Repuglicans placed the question on the summer ballot in hopes of undercutting a citizen initiative voters will decide in November that seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution. Tuesday’s result marks the latest setback for Repuglicans in a conservative-leaning state. |
