Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) took to social media Wednesday reacting to the passage of Statewide Issue 1 in Ohio.
Read MoreOhio Senator JD Vance: Passage of Issue 1 a ‘Gut Punch’ to Pro-Lifers
Tag: Issue 1
Ohio Voters Pass Statewide Issues 1 and 2
Ohio voters passed both statewide issues on the ballot Tuesday, according to unofficial election results published by the Ohio Secretary of State’s office.
With the passage of Statewide Issue 1, a constitutional amendment, Ohio will now allow for late-term abortion through all nine months of pregnancy, nullifying the state’s current law, which permits abortions up until 22 weeks of pregnancy for any reason.
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State Frank LaRose Defends Election Integrity Measures
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is defending his decision to recently purge thousands of voter registration records that have been inactive for four years and have failed to update their records within that time.
LaRose’s office purged nearly 27,000 inactive voters from the voter rolls on September 28.
Read MoreSenator JD Vance Urges Ohioans to Vote No on Issue 1
Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) urged Ohioans to vote against Issue 1 during early voting and on the general election ballot November 7.
Read MoreJack Windsor Commentary: Major News Outlets Spreading Misinformation About Issue 1
Opponents vehemently argue Issue 1 goes beyond Roe, aiming for abortion up to the time of birth for matters of convenience while allowing minors to abort pregnancies and gender transition without parental involvement.
Read MorePoll: Ohioans Show Strong Support for Abortion Rights and Recreational Marijuana
Less than three weeks before Election Day a new poll shows Ohio voters favor constitutional amendments on enshrining abortion rights and legalizing recreational marijuana.
The Baldwin Wallace University poll of 850 registered voters, with 750 identified as likely voters, showed 58% favor Issue 1, which says every individual has a right to make and carry out their reproductive decisions, including but not limited to decisions on contraception, fertility, treatment, continuing one’s pregnancy, miscarriage care and abortion.
Read MoreGovernor Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine Urge Ohioans to Vote No on Issue 1 This Election
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine appeared in a 30-second advertisement video released on Wednesday urging voters to vote against Issue 1 on the general election ballot next month.
Read MoreIn-Person Voting Begins in Ohio on Wednesday
Voter registration ends Tuesday, and voting begins Wednesday for Ohioans who will decide reproductive rights and recreational marijuana use in the November general election.
While no statewide races are on the ballot in November, local tax issues and local government elections join the two constitutional amendments that have gained attention since mid-summer.
Read MoreCommentary: Democrats Think They Can Capture Ohio After ‘Issue 1’ Abortion Loss but Data Shows Turnout Was the Issue
Ohio has been making waves over the past few days because voters rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution to add abortion as a “state protected” right.
The left has trumpeted the rejection of Issue 1 as a victory for Democrats and the Biden Campaign now believes Ohio is “in play” according to Politico. After the defeat of Issue 1, the Biden campaign is suddenly eyeing “long shot” states including Ohio and Florida, as well as focusing on three Rust Belt states Biden won in 2020.
Read MoreFormer Planned Parenthood Director Warns Ohio Parents What Could Happen to Their Daughters if Ballot Amendment Enshrines Abortion in State Constitution
National pro-life leader and former Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson spelled out Sunday what could await pregnant teens in Ohio should a proposed constitutional amendment allow them to obtain abortions without parental consent.
Johnson spoke to a large crowd at a Rosary Rally, organized by Catholics for Catholics, to encourage Ohioans to vote “yes” on Issue 1 on Tuesday.
Read MoreSteve Cortes Commentary: Vote ‘Yes’ on Issue 1, Protect Ohio from Extremists Like the ‘School Porn Moms of Shaker Heights’
Why are the most radical groups in America, from BLM to the ACLU, suddenly so enthused about politics in Ohio?
After all, Ohio is a generally traditional, center-right state. But these leftists now seek to abuse the process of representative government in Ohio by compelling binding state constitutional referendums in lower turnout election cycles to inflict liberal policies that would never survive the normal lawmaking process.
Read MoreOhio Prayer Rally ‘To Save Children from Abortion and Genital Mutilation’ Amendment Draws Nation’s Top Catholic Speakers
An organization of faithful Catholics has drawn the nation’s top Catholic speakers to its Ohio prayer rally Sunday to “save children from abortion up to birth and genital mutilation without parental consent,” as allowed by the proposed ballot amendment to the state constitution known as Issue 1.
Catholics for Catholics, a group that helped organize the Los Angeles Dodgers prayer rally to protest the club’s decision to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an anti-Catholic group of queer and transgender “nuns,” has now orchestrated the “Rosary Rally” that seeks to defeat “the diabolical effort to codify abortion-on-demand and genital mutilation in the Ohio State constitution.”
Read MoreChief Justice O’Connor Talks About ‘A Good Year’ and Sentencing Reform
Ohio Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor delivered her ninth State of the Judiciary Address on Thursday at the Ohio Judicial Conference. “Looking back over the past 12 months, I must say overall I think it’s been a good year since I last spoke with you.”
Read MoreCitizens for Community Values Announces New Board Chair to Take Organization to ‘New Heights’
Ohio’s Citizens for Community Values announced Friday that pro-family advocate Tom Minnery has been named as the organization’s new chairman of the Board of Directors. “CCV is incredibly blessed to succeed a leader like Joe Trauth with Tom Minnery,” CCV President Aaron Baer said in a press release. “As CCV…
Read MoreOhio’s Issue 1 Ballot Proposal Called ‘Drug Dealer Amnesty Act’
Ohio’s “Issue 1” ballot referendum has polarized Ohio’s political and law enforcement communities ahead of November’s midterm elections. On the one side you have virtually every law enforcement group in the state, Republican candidates like Mike DeWine for governor and Jim Renacci for U.S. Senate, and dozens of judges and prosecutors…
Read MoreOhio Sheriffs Warn of Looming Disaster in ‘Issue 1’ TV Ad
The DeWine-Husted campaign launched a new television ad Thursday imploring Ohio voters of both parties to “Say No” to Issue 1. The ad features local sheriffs from both political parties opposed to Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment which Democrat Richard Cordray has been pushing for months. His opponent in the…
Read MoreCitizens for Community Values: Passing Issue 1 Would be Like ‘Pouring Gasoline on the Fire’ of Ohio’s Opioid Crisis
Another voice for Ohio families has come out against the “Issue 1” ballot initiative that would set in motion a long-held goal of the left, that of decriminalizing the drug culture. Citizens for Community Values said in a statement it “strongly opposes Issue 1,” the proposed amendment to the Ohio…
Read MoreThe Verdict Is In: Cordray Stands on Outer Fringes of Ohio Politics in His Support for Soros-backed Issue 1
A growing number of legal experts are coming to the same conclusion about Ohio’s “Issue 1” as the man who is running at the top of the Republican ticket in November. Issue 1 would make bad law, says Attorney General Mike DeWine, who is running for governor. DeWine may be…
Read MoreJim Renacci Issues Statement Opposing Ohio’s ‘Issue 1’ Ballot Proposal
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Jim Renacci issued a statement Wednesday saying he opposes Issue 1, a constitutional amendment that would significantly reduce criminal penalties for drug possession. Renacci (R-OH-16) has made solving Ohio’s opioid-addiction crisis a priority of his campaign for the U.S. Senate. He is running against two-term incumbent Sen.…
Read MoreOhio Chief Justice Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Effects if Voters Approve ‘Issue 1’ in November
Every Ohio voter will soon be targeted by a well-funded ad campaign, attempting to lure them into voting in favor of Issue 1 on the Nov. 6 ballot. Issue 1 attempts to tackle a complex problem, drug addiction, in which a growing number of Ohioans are in and out of…
Read More