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![Columbus-area residents Beth and Kyle Long head into the Franklin County Early Vote Center in the rain.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/download-10-e1698607050120-900x422.webp)
As Ohioans vote on Issue 1, DeWine hopes to thwart it by promising to relax six-week abortion ban
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Early voting continues for the Nov. 7 election, which includes Issue 1, the abortion access and reproductive rights amendment. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says Issue… Read More
![Signs promoting campaigns line the lawn in front of the Franklin County Board Of Elections in North Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/download-2-1-e1697688681227-900x422.webp)
What does Ohio’s Issue 1 say on miscarriage care and other reproductive rights?
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Issue 1 would not only enshrine abortion rights into Ohio’s constitution but would also provide care for miscarriages and other reproductive rights. Questions about those… Read More
![People gather and say the Pledge of Allegiance during the Ohio March for Life rally at the Ohio State House in Columbus](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AP23291699535484-e1698086411469-900x422.jpg)
“Partial-birth abortions” are banned in the US. Why is it a hot topic in fight over Ohio’s abortion amendment?
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With Election Day closing in, anti-abortion groups seeking to build opposition to a reproductive rights measure in Ohio are messaging heavily around a term for an abortion… Read More
![Signs promoting campaigns line the lawn in front of the Franklin County Board Of Elections in North Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/download-2-1-e1697688681227-900x422.webp)
Ohio voters will decide a constitutional amendment on reproductive rights. Here’s what you need to know
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Issue 1 would enshrine abortion and reproductive rights into the Ohio Constitution. Its opponents and supporters are making claims about what it would or… Read More
![Ohio Republicans gathered at the party headquarters in Columbus on Saturday, July 8, 2023, the weekend before early voting began for the Aug. 8 special election](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-1-1-e1692039272955-900x422.webp)
Democrats say Issue 1’s rejection could mean a partisan shift for Ohio, but Republicans stay confident
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The resounding defeat of the Republican-backed Issue 1 – in a state that Donald Trump took twice and Mike DeWine won by almost 2-1 last… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine signs SB263 into law on January 6, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mike_dewine_signs_sb263_010621_6-e1614904856802-900x422.jpeg)
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
![Senate President Matt Huffman speaks to reporters in the senate chamber](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img-6070-scaled-e1655408175381-900x422.jpg)
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
![Protestors hold up signs in support of reproductive rights](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/my-body-my-choice-pic-e1656539566324-900x422.jpg)
What happens to the proposed abortion amendment now that Issue 1 has failed? There are several possibilities
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Opponents of Issue 1 barely had time to celebrate their victory at the ballot box before they turned their attention to the next fight –… Read More
![A person stands in a paper voting booth surrounded by a mixture of paper and electronic voting machines.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-1-e1691543364792-900x422.webp)
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
![Jacksonville, Ohio- Voters cast in their ballots.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Swensen_voting-1-2-e1492966382495-900x422.jpg)
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
![Poll workers wait for voters in Franklin County, Ohio behind a door that has a voting today sign taped to it](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-5094-scaled-e1659541443501-900x422.jpg)
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
![Voters standing in long lines at the Franklin County Early Vote Center on Aug. 6, 2023, the last day of early voting in Ohio’s Aug. 8 special election on Issue 1.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-e1691419204287-900x422.webp)
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
![Voters line up in Columbus at Franklin County's early voting center on the first day of early in-person voting for the August special election.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-1-1-e1689194697607-900x422.webp)
Issue 1 is drawing an unusually large turnout, straining some election offices
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A hastily called summer special election over a Republican-pushed measure that would make it harder for Ohio voters to pass future constitutional amendments, including one on… Read More
![Signs for and against Ohio Issue 1 dot the landscape in Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-1-2-e1690579284326-900x422.webp)
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 wait for voters in Franklin County, Ohio behind a door that has a voting today sign taped to it](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-5094-scaled-e1659541443501-900x422.jpg)
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
![Voting machines sit empty in anticipation of election day](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/voting_machines_2_credit_konik-e1657143813810-900x422.png)
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
![A voter shows her absentee ballot to Franklin County Board of Elections Director Ed Leonard (left) before putting it in the ballot drop box on the last day of weekend early voting before the March 2020 primary.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/voter_wants_to_drop_off_ballot-e1596726159609-900x422.jpg)
After rejecting absentee voter applications under new law, LaRose now says some old forms are OK
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After saying an Ohio law passed in December requiring voters to show photo ID also requires a specific form for absentee ballots, the secretary of… Read More
![Voters line up in Columbus at Franklin County's early voting center on the first day of early in-person voting for the August special election.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-1-1-e1689194697607-900x422.webp)
Early voting is underway in Ohio. To vote by mail, be sure to use the right ballot request form
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are lines reported in some counties for the first day of early voting for the Aug. 8 special election. In Franklin County, voters… Read More
![Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose (center) talks to supporters of Issue 1 at a "get out the vote" rally at Ohio Republican Party headquarters on July 8, the Saturday before voter registration ends and early voting begins for the August 8 special election.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-3-e1689001334296-900x422.webp)
Ohio voters must register by Monday; LaRose ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ at single-digit turnout Aug. 8
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Monday, July 10 is the deadline to register as a voter for the August 8 special election. The only question is Issue 1, which would… Read More
![Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) speaks to supporters after winning the primary election with Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) on May 3, 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/jon-husted-primary-election-night-050322-chow-scaled-e1660318215995-900x422.jpg)
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
![Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/janning_006-1-e1547770867344-900x422.jpg)
LaRose says the Ohio law banning most August special elections doesn’t apply to state lawmakers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters and opponents of Issue 1, the amendment to make it harder to change the constitution, are waiting on a big Ohio Supreme Court… Read More
![The Ballot Board meets at the Ohio Statehouse on May 18, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/download-5-e1684508865770-900x422.webp)
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
![The Ohio Supreme Court building from the outside](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/dsc-0006-scaled-e1659992862253-900x422.jpg)
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
![Gov. Mike DeWine talking about his campaign in the Ohio Republican gubernatorial primary sitting in his home.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img-4140-scaled-e1664844047323-900x422.jpeg)
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
![A sign for voting booths](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/absentee voting-e1453836136749-900x422.png)
Nearly three-quarters of Ohio voters say ‘yes’ on a pair of constitutional amendments
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Voters overwhelmingly approved two constitutional amendments — one dealing with cash bail, and the other clarifying who can vote in local elections. Both Issues… Read More