Ohio voters set to determine abortion rights in the state

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON (Associated Press) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voters in Ohio on Tuesday are weighing whether to make it more difficult to change the state’s constitution, a decision that will have national implications in the debate over the future of abortion rights in the United States. The proposal on the ballot, known as Issue 1, would raise the threshold for passing future changes to the Ohio Constitution from a simple majority to 60%. That would raise the bar for another election in November, when voters...