https://thehill.com/homenews/campaig...rights-effort/
Yes, people noticed what Republicans were doing with this. Thankfully, their propaganda efforts appear to be wildly unsuccessful here.A proposed constitutional amendment at the center of the abortion rights battle in Ohio is projected to fail, delivering a major win for Democrats and reproductive rights advocates.
Voters in the Buckeye State rejected a ballot measure that would have required at least 60 percent of voters to pass any amendments to the state constitution — up from a simple majority.
The Associated Press called the election shortly before 9 p.m. ET.
This is another example of Republicans trying to push their extremist positions on this topic and being resoundingly told, "Fuck off." once again. Ohio is a bit more purple than some other states where Republicans have been rebuffed and all, but it still voted for Trump in both elections so we can safely say that the electorate at least leans that direction right now.
Oh and it attached voting rights, too.In addition to upping the threshold for the percentage of voters needed to change the state constitution, the August ballot measure would have required groups collecting signatures to put a measure on the ballot to gather a certain percentage of signatures from all of Ohio’s 88 counties, compared to the previously required 44 counties.
It also would have gotten rid of a 10-day cure period for groups in the event that some of the signatures collected and submitted are not valid.
Hard to guess which was the more animating element in the bill but oh well, chalk up another win for the ladies out there.