The measure has become one of the nation’s highest-profile contests on the ballot this year
WASHINGTON — For the second time in three months, the national debate over reproductive rights focuses on Ohio as voters decide Tuesday whether to amend the state Constitution to protect access to abortion services.
In August, voters defeated a separate proposed state constitutional amendment that did not specifically mention abortion or reproductive rights but attracted national attention from activists on both sides of the issue. That proposal would have required future changes to the state constitution to receive at least 60% of support from voters to pass, rather than a simple majority. Had that measure passed, it would have made it more difficult to approve Tuesday’s proposal on abortion.
An AP analysis of the August vote results showed that a significant number of Republicans sided with abortion rights supporters on that proposal. For example, the pro-abortion rights position carried all but two of the 17 swing counties that Donald Trump won in 2020 with between 50% and 62% of the vote, a pattern that the “No” side would need to shift substantially to win on Tuesday.
In Ohio, statewide ballot measures with a vote margin of 0.25% or less are subject to an automatic recount. Voters may also request and pay for recounts for contests with a larger vote margin. The AP may declare a winner in a measure that requires an automatic recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.As of June 16, there were 7.9 million voters registered in Ohio. The state does not register voters by party.
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