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Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results
By: Gary Fields | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — While the election was over a month ago, voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ballot box is not… Read More
There’s already confusion over the abortion ballot language in Ohio. It’s going to get worse
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters will decide Nov. 7 on Issue 1, an amendment that would enshrine abortion rights into the constitution. There already has been confusion… Read More
Ohio’s attorney general rejects language for an amendment aimed at reforming troubled political mapmaking
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office rejected petition language Wednesday for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking the state’s troubled system for drawing political maps, determining that… Read More
DeWine backs off his earlier suggestion that lawmakers should change Ohio’s abortion policy
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday saidnow is not the time for the state to make changes to its abortion policy. That’s a contrast from… Read More
A key Issue 1 backer says the November vote may not be the last on abortion in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One of the main backers of Issue 1 says the fight over abortion rights likely will not end in November if voters approve the amendment… Read More
Issue 1 falls as Ohio voters reject raising the voter approval threshold for constitutional amendments
By: Jo Ingles | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters have rejected Issue 1, the proposed constitutional change that would make it harder to pass future constitutional amendments. With around a million votes… Read More
Here are the statewide results for Tuesday’s Special Election on Issue 1
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Voters in Ohio cast ballots Tuesday on Issue 1, which would make it more difficult to pass future constitutional amendments. Issue 1 would raise the threshold for… Read More
Early voting on Ohio’s Issue 1 proves to be a popular option in the Aug. 8 election
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Almost 700,000 Ohioans cast ballots in the early voting period leading up to the Aug. 8 special election on the constitutional amendment to make it… Read More
Early voting on Issue 1 in Ohio ends with no waits in rural areas and long lines in urban counties
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Early voting for Ohio’s August 8 election is over. Now, it comes down to Tuesday when Ohioans will decide Issue 1, the statewide proposed… Read More
Most of the money raised in Ohio’s Issue 1 campaign is coming from out-of-state sources
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — New campaign finance filings show out-of-state money is flowing to both sides in the debate over Issue 1, the amendment on the Aug. 8… Read More
Poll workers for Aug. 8 special election are still needed in many Ohio counties
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — If you’re not busy Aug. 8, chances are good that your local board of elections might need your help. That’s Election Day for the special… Read More
Ohio’s major political party chairs discuss their strategies to get out the vote on Issue 1
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When early voting for the Aug. 8 election began in Ohio last week, there were lines at some polling places. The only question on… Read More
Issue 1 supporters include most of Ohio’s elected Republicans, including Lt. Gov. Husted
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many Republican state officeholders support the constitutional amendment on the August 8 special election ballot, which would make it harder to pass future amendments. Some… Read More
Abortion rights supporters file signatures to get an amendment to Ohio voters in November
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Groups that support reproductive rights submitted more than 700,000 signatures to put an amendment guaranteeing access to abortion in Ohio before voters in November…. Read More
The Ohio Ballot Board rewrites Issue 1 language on constitutional change for August election
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Just a day after the Ohio Supreme Court told the Ballot Board it must rewrite language for a proposed constitutional amendment set to be on the August… Read More
Ohio’s top court rules some language for Issue 1 must be rewritten before the August election
By: Jo Ingles | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In a decision that gave a victory to opponents and a win to supporters, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled the state Ballot Board must… Read More
DeWine explains why he’ll vote for Ohio’s Issue 1 in August election
By: Jo Ingles | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine said he plans to vote for a proposed constitutional amendment that could make it harder to pass future changes to the… Read More
Ohio Republicans OK 60% amendment approval ballot text. Democrats say it’s ‘sneaky’
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Ballot Board has approved the ballot text voters could see when they vote on a Republican-backed proposal to make it harder to… Read More
Ohio elections officials run into issues as they prepare for the August vote they opposed
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s boards of elections are getting prepared for an August special election they didn’t anticipate, after a state law that took effect last month… Read More
Opponents file a lawsuit to stop constitutional amendment ballot issue in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A lawsuit has been filed with the Ohio Supreme Court to prevent a possible constitutional amendment question from going to the statewide ballot in August…. Read More
Former Ohio Attorneys General oppose the resolution to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bipartisan group of former Ohio attorneys general is echoing concerns expressed last week by bipartisan former governors over the proposed resolution to make… Read More
Ohio’s GOP advances making constitutional changes tougher
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A contingent of Statehouse Republicans in Ohio pressed forward Wednesday with their plan to make it harder to amend the state’s constitution, an effort aimed most immediately… Read More
Drama plagues the bid to restrict changes to the Ohio Constitution
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio constitution is caught in a high-stakes tug-of-war. With an effort to enshrine abortion rights looming this fall, an influential mix of Republican politicians, lobbying organizations and… Read More
Republicans are trying to go around Ohio’s House speaker to force a vote on the constitutional amendment plan
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Republicans in the Ohio House are going around the leader of that body to try to force a floor vote on the resolution that… Read More
The strategy that killed a constitutional amendment on Ohio’s ballot years ago likely won’t be used now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s legislative leaders are split over whether to put a proposal to make it harder to pass a constitutional amendment before voters in an… Read More