Ohio lawmakers vote to set Aug. 8 election for controversial 60% constitutional amendment proposal

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican state lawmakers have voted to set an Aug. 8 election in which Ohio voters will decide whether it should be harder for them to approve future changes to the state constitution, a proposal intended to spoil a potential abortion-rights ballot issue that could come later this year. The Ohio House approved Senate Joint Resolution 2 on Wednesday by a 62 to 33 vote. All the “yes” votes came from Republicans, while five Republicans — Reps. Jamie Callender, Jay Edwards, Brett Hillyer, Jeff LaRe and Tom Patton...