Voters in Ohio head to the polls to decide whether to make it more difficult to pass ballot measures in the state.
Ohioans head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to make it more difficult to pass ballot measures in the state.of support required to pass state constitutional amendments to 60% instead of a simple majority. Tuesday's ballot measure says nothing about abortion rights, but the issue is at the heart of a fight that has received outsize attention for an off-year ballot election.
If Issue 1 passes, it will make it harder for a ballot measure enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution to pass this fall. Tuesday's ballot measure would also toughen rules for groups trying to place future ballot measures before voters, as they would need to obtain signatures from voters in all of Ohio’s 88 counties, instead of the 44 now required. In addition, the measure would eliminate a 10-day “curing” period during which groups are currently allowed to gather additional signatures to replace any previous signatures that officials deem invalid.
House Minority Leader Allison Russo, center, speaks with protesters in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse on May 10 following a vote on whether to create an August special election for a resolution that would increase the voter threshold to 60 percent for constitutional amendments.
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