AP Election Brief | What to expect in Ohio's special election

The battle over abortion rights looms over an Ohio ballot measure being voted on statewide Tuesday. “Issue 1” would raise the threshold needed to amend the state’s constitution from a simple majority of state voters to 60%. Although the text of the proposal does not address abortion, the issue is a proxy for the nationwide debate over reproductive rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. State officials announced in July that a separate ballot measure to establish “a fundamental right to reproductive freedom” in the state constitution had qualified for November's ballot. At issue is whether that proposed amendment would require a simple majority or the 60% threshold for passage.