Post by 🦍MAXX＞ⓤ on Jul 28, 2023 22:28:52 GMT -5
GOP megadonor pours millions into effort to hinder Ohio abortion amendment
New campaign finance records show Illinois Republican megadonor Richard Uihlein is funding the bulk of the campaign aimed at thwarting a constitutional amendment on abortion in Ohio.
Ohio is likely the only state this year to have a measure on the ballot to enshrine abortion access into the state constitution, setting up a test case for how the issue may drive voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election. A USA TODAY Network/Suffolk University poll released this week found 58% of Ohioans support a constitutional amendment.
That support may not be enough to pass. Currently, such amendments require support from a simple majority — 50%+ 1 vote. But the GOP-led state legislature set up a special election for Aug. 8 to raise the threshold to 60%. That measure is known as Ohio Issue One.
Uihlein, an Illinois shipping supplies magnate with a history of donations to anti-abortion groups, was the top funder of Protect our Constitution, the main group supporting Issue One. Uihlein gave $4 million to the group, the bulk of the $4.85 million raised.
www.yahoo.com/news/gop-megadonor-pours-millions-effort-212046021.html
New campaign finance records show Illinois Republican megadonor Richard Uihlein is funding the bulk of the campaign aimed at thwarting a constitutional amendment on abortion in Ohio.
Ohio is likely the only state this year to have a measure on the ballot to enshrine abortion access into the state constitution, setting up a test case for how the issue may drive voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election. A USA TODAY Network/Suffolk University poll released this week found 58% of Ohioans support a constitutional amendment.
That support may not be enough to pass. Currently, such amendments require support from a simple majority — 50%+ 1 vote. But the GOP-led state legislature set up a special election for Aug. 8 to raise the threshold to 60%. That measure is known as Ohio Issue One.
Uihlein, an Illinois shipping supplies magnate with a history of donations to anti-abortion groups, was the top funder of Protect our Constitution, the main group supporting Issue One. Uihlein gave $4 million to the group, the bulk of the $4.85 million raised.
www.yahoo.com/news/gop-megadonor-pours-millions-effort-212046021.html
