Early vote figures continue their tear in Ohio's August special election

[RandySF]

Early vote totals, already surpassing expectations, have only accelerated as the August 8 election gets closer. Voters will determine whether it should be harder to approve future constitutional amendments.

Through the first seven days, about 16,000 voters showed up to cast their ballots each day. Fourteen days in, however, that average has risen to more than 18,000 a day.

Those daily figures may rise even further. Beginning this week, county boards will be open for extended hours, opening earlier and closing later.

The constitutional amendment raising the bar for all future amendments has clearly galvanized Ohio voters. Those who oppose the idea see it as an effort by conservative lawmakers insulate their political gains by wresting power from the voters. Supporters contend legislating through the constitution isn’t exactly good governance. But the loudest among them make no bones about their political calculations. To them, making it harder to amend the constitution in August, is all about making it harder to pass an abortion rights amendment in November.

A total of 255,305 people voted early in-person through last Friday — the most recent absentee report posted. For context, that’s about 118,000 more than all the early in-person votes cast during last year’s primary election. It’s also not far behind the in-person totals through a similar point in last year’s general election.




https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/08/01/early-vote-figures-continue-their-tear-in-ohios-august-special-election/

[SunSeeker]

1. Come on Ohio, vote for democracy!

[Srkdqltr]

2. We don't yet know how they are voting?

[denbot]

3. What is tear in an election?

[doc03]

4. I think it will pass, it is Ohio! If it doesn't pass Republicans are already working on

keeping abortion off the ballot.

[Sky Jewels]

7. Ohio never fails to disappoint, but I feel fairly confident that it will not pass.

The energy and polling has been on the NO side.

[yankee87]

5. Voted NO

I'm not sure if Ohio will pass this manufactured crisis all of a sudden, the constitution of Ohio must be changed, but I see much more vote NO passion.
One thing I do know, the whole family voted no.

[Grins]

6. This is just typical everyday GOP voter suppression.

GOP knows that if turnout is high - they lose!

When I started hearing voter registrations were way, way up in 2020, I KNEW Trump would lose. In 2022 turnout was also high - Democrats kept the Senate, but Republicans won the House by a margin so thin they can’t do squat.

And Ohio’s “Issue 1” is a way to add on the suppression!!

And it’s just not abortion; it will also block efforts to force the state legislature to re-district and destroy gerrymandering; and make future citizen initiatives an impossibility (or successful based on how much money petitioners have.)

[Icanthinkformyself]

8. Whatever the result

conservatives will not give up, concede defeat or stop trying to impose their will on everyone else. Any lose is seen as a temporary set-back to be overcome. My M-I-L is one of those 'fiscal conservative/social liberals' who refused to see that Republicans would overturn Roe, something she staunchly supported as a nurse. She laments the lose but still supports Republicans because she cannot admit that she's been wrong all these years. They will not concede an inch, but will demand we give them the mile.
PS a 'fiscal conservative/social liberal' is bullsh!t and cynical. It is saying 'the social safety net is appropriate, but, I'm not pay for it.'