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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. It codified reproductive rights in the Ohio ...
Toledo. v. t. e. A special election was held in the U.S. state of Ohio on August 8, 2023, on a referendum to make it substantially harder for voter-led initiatives intending to amend the Ohio State Constitution to be proposed and approved.
Eliminate a 10-day cure period that allows citizens to replace any signatures deemed faulty by the secretary of state's office. Issue 1 needs a simple majority to pass. If approved, the 60% ...
On November 7, 2023, a majority of Ohio voters voted in favor of Issue 1, which ratified an amendment to the state constitution to establish a constitutional right to abortion up to the point of fetal viability. The constitutional amendment took effect on December 7, 2023, thereby making pre-viability abortions legal in the state of Ohio.
Issue 1 maintains that the state can ban abortions (with exceptions for the life and health of the mother) after fetal viability, which is defined in the proposal as the point in pregnancy when ...
The past month in Ohio felt more like October than July as groups fanned out across the state, either to curry favor for Issue 1 or work against it. Both sides face the same, daunting task ...
Issue 1, the Determining Bail Amount Based on Public Safety Amendment, was a successful ballot measure on the November 2022 general election ballot in Ohio.It added language to the Constitution of Ohio to require consideration of public safety in the setting of bail amounts, and transferred responsibility for establishing bail procedures from the Ohio Supreme Court to the Ohio Legislature.
Issue 1 would raise the threshold 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 ...