Ohio Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Issue 1

Ohio voters have rejected a Republican-backed measure, Issue 1, that aimed to make it harder to pass abortion protections, setting up a fall campaign that will become the nation's latest referendum on the issue. The defeat keeps in place a simple majority threshold for future changes to the Ohio Constitution, rather than requiring a 60% supermajority. This is a setback for Republicans in a conservative-leaning state, as they hoped to undercut a citizen initiative in November seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution.