Tell us: What are your questions about Issue 1 on the August ballot?

"Ohio Voted" stickers await voters after they cast their ballots at the Meadowbook Golf Club in Clayton, Ohio Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Credit: Michael Conroy

Credit: Michael Conroy

"Ohio Voted" stickers await voters after they cast their ballots at the Meadowbook Golf Club in Clayton, Ohio Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft will join former state legislator and longtime Columbus Dispatch Editor Michael Curtin in Dayton on June 27 for a bipartisan discussion hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area, centered on the potential impacts of August’s historic Issue 1 vote.

Issue 1 is a proposed amendment to make it harder to amend the state constitution by requiring approval from 60% of voters in order to grant passage, up from the simple majority threshold that has been in place for over 100 years. Issue 1 would also make it harder to get an initiated amendment on the ballot by significantly raising the amount of signatures that need to be collected.

If passed this August, Issue 1 would move the goalposts and potentially preempt a forthcoming abortion-rights initiative expected this November.

The event will be moderated by Dayton Daily News Community Impact Editor Nick Hrkman.

The free program will be held on June 27 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Fred Smith Auditorium at Sinclair Community College, 301 W. Fourth St. Reservations can be made by contacting the League at league@lwvdayton.org or 937-228-4041. A recording of the program will be available via the League’s website.

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What questions do you have about Issue 1? Use the form below to submit responses that will be used to help guide the discussion.