Ohio Voters To Decide On Issue 1 In Rare August Ballot Measure

Republican state Auditor Keith Faber speaks to supporters at an election watch party at the Renaissance Hotel on November 8, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. Faber is projected to win reelection over Democrat Taylor Sappington. (ANDREW SPEAR/GETTY IMAGES)

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In Ohio, voters will decide on Issue 1 at a special election on Aug. 8, 2023. It’s been 97 years since a state ballot measure was decided in August in Ohio. In 1926, voters addressed one constitutional amendment, which was rejected 39.99% to 60.01%. 

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) makes his acceptance speech with his wife Lauren during the Ohio Republican Party election night watch party reception in Columbus, Ohio, on November 8, 2022. Ohio voters will be voting on Issue 1 in the 2024 election. (PAUL VERNON/GETTY IMAGES)