Ohio GOP effort to raise ballot passage to 60% crucial to tanking abortion measure: Poll

A new poll from the state of Ohio shows a majority of Ohioans support a proposed state constitutional amendment to ensure abortion is legal but not enough to overcome a possible supermajority requirement. The poll from USA Today indicated that 58% of Ohio voters support a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit the state from enacting laws restricting the legality of abortion. But the majority support does not exceed 60%, potentially spelling doom for the initiative and raising the stakes of an upcoming referendum to raise the threshold to amend...