Ohioans to vote on controversial constitutional amendment in August.
TL;DR
Ohio Republicans have approved a resolution that will ask voters in August to increase the threshold needed to change the state's constitution from a simple majority to 60%, and require backers of ballot initiatives to get signatures from voters in all of Ohio's 88 counties. This could make it more difficult for abortion-rights supporters to pass a measure in November that would guarantee Ohioans' access to abortion. Critics say the move is part of a broader campaign by opponents of abortion to thwart citizen-approved ballot measures enshrining abortion rights.
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