Ohio Special Election: Why Today’s Obscure Ballot Measure On Election Rules Could Decide Future Of Abortion Rights

Ohio voters will decide Tuesday whether to make it harder for ballot measures to pass by raising the threshold needed for them to succeed—a vote that could effectively determine the future of abortion rights in the state by making it significantly harder to pass a referendum in November on reproductive rights. Ohio’s Issue 1 would require any proposed constitutional amendment to receive at least 60% approval from voters in order to pass, versus a simple majority as is now required. It would also make it harder for measures to get...