Ohio voters reject Issue 1 in major win for reproductive rights | First Thing

Proposal would have made it considerably harder to amend state constitution. Plus, what it's like to try and make dishes from The Bear

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Ohio voters yesterday rejected a proposal that would have made it considerably harder to amend the state constitution in a major win for reproductive rights and democracy advocates in the state.

What did Joe Biden say? The US president said of the result: democracy won".

What did the campaigners say about the result? Dennis Willard, a spokesperson for One Person One Vote, the coalition that opposed Issue 1, said: Today is a huge victory for the people of Ohio. Majority rule still stands in Ohio. The people's power is preserved because people like you showed up and overwhelmingly defeated Issue 1."

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