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Defeat of Issue 1 now keeps the mapmaking process in the hands of the current Ohio Redistricting Commission made up of seven elected officials: Two Democrats and two Republicans in the Ohio...
Ohio has voted to make the right to an abortion protected by the State Constitution. Race called by The Associated Press. These maps show the leading vote-getters’ margins in the vote reported so...
Two measures are on the November ballot in Ohio. Issue 1 would enshrine a constitutional right to abortion. It would add a section in the state constitution entitled, “The Right to...
Ohio voters have defeated Issue 1, according to a race call by the Associated Press on Tuesday night. The no vote rejects a proposed constitutional change that would have made it harder to...
The 2023 Ohio reproductive rights initiative, [2] officially titled "The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety" and listed on the ballot as Issue 1, [3] was a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment adopted on November 7, 2023, by a majority (56.8%) of voters.
Ohio was the only state voting directly on abortion in 2023, drawing national attention and tens of millions in outside spending. The passage of Issue 1 makes for a 7-and-0 ballot measure winning streak for reproductive rights advocates since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
Issue 1 passed 57-43%, according to final, unofficial election results. “Abortion is health care,” said Lauren Blauvelt, co-chair of Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights.