Ohio voters reject measure that would have made it harder to change constitution

Ohio voters defeated Issue 1 in a special election with higher than expected turnout for an August election day. (Samantha Hendrickson/AP)

Ohio voters have defeated Issue 1, according to a race call by the Associated Press on Tuesday night. The no vote rejects a proposed constitutional change that would have made it harder to pass future amendments to the Ohio Constitution.

This means an amendment that could enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution will need to pass by a 50% plus one margin when it comes up for a vote this November.