Ohio Votes Today

[bobabode]

"Ohioans vote on whether to make it harder to amend state constitution

Ahead of a November vote on abortion rights, Republican lawmakers want voters to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution. The outcome will have tremendous implications for the fate of abortion rights in the state.

Ohio voters headed to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to make it harder to amend the state constitution in a special election that has tremendous implications for the fate of abortion rights in the state.

For more than a century, Ohio voters have been able to amend the state constitution with a simple majority. The measure up for a vote on Tuesday would change that threshold to 60 percent.

If voters approve the amendment, they will set a much higher bar for passing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights that is scheduled for November. Because of those stakes, Tuesday’s election has become a proxy fight over abortion." WP

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...ue-1-abortion/

When you can't win, change the rules. That's the GQP way.
(btw, no paywall on this story)

[Rajoo]

With 33.5% counted, YES 36.8%, NO 63.2%

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

With 33.5% counted, YES 36.8%, NO 63.2%

Early count tilts toward the big cities, of course, but I don't think the YES vote was very energized. We'll see.

[donquixote99]

The Ohio Republican's attempt to cancel voter power to amend the state constitution has failed. With 70% of the vote in, 57% have voted NO. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/...n/70542152007/

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

The Ohio Republican's attempt to cancel voter power to amend the state constitution has failed. With 70% of the vote in, 57% have voted NO. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/...n/70542152007/

Good news, Don. Thanks.

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by bobabode

"Ohioans vote on whether to make it harder to amend state constitution

When you can't win, change the rules. That's the GQP way.

If you can't beat 'em cheat 'em.

[Chicks]

Originally Posted by RickeyM

If you can't beat 'em cheat 'em.

The Repubes will pull some other filthy trick before OH voters can enact a constitutional amendment to enshrine the right to abortion. Like our boy Whell, they are a nasty, vindictive bunch of moronic assholes, who will stop at nothing to get their way - voters be damned.

[Oerets]

It would be a wake up call to any rational minded public servant to amend their thinking some after such a stunning defeat. One so totally unexpected when first put forth. Doing what they hoped would stack the election in their favor.

Will this happen? Double down and get more narrow minded will they be. Until this cancer infecting our country, one of hate and division is dealt with by voting them out of any positions of authority. This will not happen over night.

If this had passed in effect 40% of the voters would of controlled changes to amendments to the constitution.

[Dondilion]

But the unborn has no vote.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

But the unborn has no vote.

Duh. And what your plan to remedy that (other than a clever quip)?