Ohio special election results for Aug. 8, 2023

Columbus Dispatch
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Aug 8, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Voting signs instruct people where to cast their ballots during a special election for Issue 1 at the Schiller Recreation Center in German Village.

Ohio Issue 1 failed Tuesday after voters went to the polls for the August special election, according to unofficial results.

If passed, it would have:

  • Required 60% of voters to pass a new constitutional amendment, instead of a simple majority of 50% plus one.

  • Required citizens who want to place an amendment on the ballot to collect signatures from at least 5% of voters from the last gubernatorial election in all 88 counties, instead of the current 44.

  • Eliminated a 10-day cure period that allows citizens to replace any signatures deemed faulty by the secretary of state's office.

Decision Desk HQ, an election results reporting agency providing results and race calls for the USA TODAY Network Ohio, called the race around 8:09 p.m. The Associated Press projected that Issue 1 had failed around 9 p.m.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio special election live results for Issue 1, August 2023