The ballot initiative Ohio voters will decide Tuesday is likely to demonstrate again the continuing public resistance to last years Supreme Court decision ending the nationwide constitutional right to abortion . Ohio voters are facing a measure placed on the ballot by state Republicans that would require future initiatives to change the state Constitution to receive of the vote to be approved . The campaign has become a proxy test of attitudes about abortion in the state . If Ohio voters on Tuesday reject the measure known as Issue to require supermajorities for future initiatives it would underscore the broad public support for maintaining legal access to abortion even in most states that now lean strongly toward Republicans . A massive polling project by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute found that a majority of voters in states said they believe abortion should remain legal in all or most circumstances . But while an Ohio victory may generate momentum for abortion rights advocates it could also demonstrate the big political challenge still confronting them. While the abortion rights side has consistently won ballot initiatives the issues impact on electoral campaigns has been much more uneven. The issues impact of the electoral campaigns is much more difficult to win because its just an up or down vote on where you are about abortion is about abortion said Molly Murphy a Democratic pollster . But in red states voters may use other issues such as crime or immigration more heavily than abortion . The issues can win in a Democratic Pollster. But she added in other red states such a DemocraticPollster Molly Murphy said . But she said in red . States like Florida and Ohio. Democrats may use Other Issues like crime or Immigration more heavily . away from abortion . to decide which candidate shares their values most heavily than Abortion. to decide their values more heavily. away from abortions. But in other . away . away away from Abortion. from abortion, Molly Murphy
Ohio’s ballot vote could preview the 2024 politics of abortion . Ohio’s abortion debate could
