Ohio looked ready to pass an abortion rights amendment. Then Republicans planned another vote.
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The premise is simple: voters will decide on 8 August whether that threshold should remain at 50% plus one, or be raised to 60%. But its opponents - a diverse coalition featuring political wonks like Mr Curtin, a retired Supreme Court judge and all of Ohio's past living governors - have called foul. They claim Issue 1 is a backhanded attempt to change the rules mid-game, raising the voter threshold just in time to thwart the abortion vote.
"They [anti-abortion campaigners] very clearly looked at this and said: we cannot win if we don't change the rules," said Kellie Copeland, executive director of Pro-Choice Ohio.
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