Viewpoints: What the Ohio special election results mean for abortion rights
On Tuesday, Ohio voters rejected a Republican proposal known as Issue 1 that would have made it harder for citizens to put issues on the ballot or for a constitutional amendment to pass in the state. It lost by 14 percentage points, earning just 43 percent of the vote.
The outcome has big implications for this fall, when Ohio voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights. And political analysts say the ramifications could extend into 2024 — when Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brownrights and democracy.
