OH: Could Cuyahoga County swing the Aug. 8 election for State Issue 1? It all comes down to turnout.

[RandySF]

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The state’s top election official said over the weekend that he wouldn’t be surprised if voter turnout for the upcoming Aug. 8 election is near the historically low levels Ohio saw for its unusual August primary election last year.

But what if turnout in Cuyahoga County or other large counties is more like last year’s first primary election in May, a pretty typical election in which more than twice as many voters cast ballots?

Even modestly higher voter turnout could have a major, and even decisive impact on whether State Issue 1, which would make it harder to amend the state constitution, is approved.

In August 2022, 638,708 Ohioans voted to decide Republican and Democratic nominees for the Ohio House and Senate. That translated to 8% voter turnout, a historic low in the state’s modern era.

In contrast, the previous May, when voters decided U.S. Senate nominees and other races, 1.65 million Ohioans cast ballots, more than twice as many. Voter turnout for that election was 20.9%, fairly average for a primary election in a non-presidential year.




https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/07/could-cuyahoga-county-swing-the-aug-8-election-for-state-issue-1-it-all-comes-down-to-turnout.html

[Celerity]

1. Backers say State Issue 1 will stop left's goal to 'destroy the family unit'

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cleveland.com/open/2023/07/backers-say-state-issue-1-will-stop-lefts-goal-to-destroy-the-family-unit.html%3foutputType=amp

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State Issue 1 would enact two key changes for future constitutional changes: For one, it would raise from 50% to 60% the threshold an amendment must clear on the ballot to pass; for two, it will dramatically increase the signature-gathering burden organizers face to get an issue on the ballot in the first place.

Critics of the proposal include Democrats, labor unions, former bipartisan governors and attorneys general, the ACLU, the Fraternal Order of Police, and others, many of whom describe the measure as “anti-Democratic.”

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[Marthe48]

2. GOTV

Mention the special election every day to everyone you know!

[Hope22]

3. We got Vote No on issue 1 buttons from our local Democratic office.

We talk to so many people when we are out and about. Works like a charm!