
Ohio voters, including those in Mahoning and Trumbull counties, rejected state Issue 1 on the special election ballot that sought to make it more difficult to get state constitutional amendments approved. The issue, which was viewed as a litmus test for a proposed abortion rights amendment on the Nov. 7 ballot, was heading for defeat as of press time tonight with those supporting it, including Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Protect Women Ohio and Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, R-Lima, acknowledging it lost. “The defeat of Issue 1 shows that...