COLUMBUS (AP) — The fraught politics of abortion have helped turn an August ballot question in Ohio that would make it harder to change the state constitution into a cauldron of misinformation and fear-mongering.
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State Issue 1 is the sole question on the ballot.
It calls for raising the threshold for passing future changes to the Ohio Constitution from a simple majority to 60%.
Republicans behind the plan say it had nothing to do with thwarting an abortion rights question this fall.
However, early summer campaign messaging on social media and in churches urges a yes vote “to protect life.”