08-09-2023, 02:24 AM
Well Ohio republicans tried to put an impediment in the way of voters in order to prevent a reproductive rights amendment on the ballot in Nov from passing. Issue 1 sought to raise the vote percentage needed to approve state constitutional amendments from a simple majority to a 60% supermajority.
The amendment was soundly rejected by Ohioans 57-43 so it remains a simple majority vote.
Coincidentally, or not, polling indicates that the reproductive rights amendment is expected to pass by about that same margin.
When a party gerrymanders themselves into a supermajority in the state legislature, sometimes they need a reminder that they don’t always represent a majority viewpoint.
The amendment was soundly rejected by Ohioans 57-43 so it remains a simple majority vote.
Coincidentally, or not, polling indicates that the reproductive rights amendment is expected to pass by about that same margin.
When a party gerrymanders themselves into a supermajority in the state legislature, sometimes they need a reminder that they don’t always represent a majority viewpoint.
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