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Ron DeSantis called out the pro-life movement for being ill-prepared to combat abortion referenda since the Supreme Court overturned Roe.

A “dissident group claiming the name Catholic” launched a pro-abortion billboard campaign across Ohio last week ahead of an election on Tuesday that could decide the future of abortion laws in the state, LifeSite News reported.

Opponents of an abortion ballot measure currently being voted on by Ohioans released an advertisement claiming it would enable sexual abusers.

Ohioans have the opportunity through election day on November 7 to vote on Issue 1, a ballot measure that would enshrine — likely irreversibly — the supposed “right” to abortion in the state constitution.

More than 170 clergymen who lead congregations in 23 counties across Ohio issued a joint statement on Thursday condemning a radical ballot measure that could codify a supposed “right” to abortion in the state constitution.

Left-wing activists recruited singer and NBC’s “The Voice” host John Legend to promote an Ohio ballot measure that would enshrine abortion on demand into the state constitution.

As Ohioans vote on a ballot amendment that could enshrine the supposed “right” to abortion in the state constitution, left-wing activists pushing the amendment still refuse to clarify the broad language of the measure and what it could mean for parental rights and late-term abortions in Ohio.

Early voting began on Thursday in the Ohio election — a poll which could decide whether or not the supposed “right” to abortion is codified into the state constitution.

The ad makes no mention of more controversial aspects of the ballot measure, instead invoking conservative imagery, opposition to government overreach, and mentions of “faith” and “family.”

Pro-abortion groups have begun the push for a ballot measure in Arizona ahead of next year’s election that would enshrine the right to abortion into the state constitution. 

With the failure of Issue 1 in the Ohio special election, a youth-oriented pro-life organization is looking to galvanize young voters ahead of the state’s November election, when abortion on demand will be on the ballot.

In the Ohio special election on Tuesday night, Issue 1 — a measure that would have raised the threshold to pass amendments to the state constitution from 50 percent plus one to 60 percent — failed, with media outlets calling the election less than two hours after polls closed.

The passage of Issue 1 has extra significance, because if Ohioans vote “yes” and Issue 1 passes by a simple majority then a radical abortion amendment will likely have a harder time passing in November.

A coalition of left-wing groups in Ohio submitted the signatures on Wednesday needed to place an extremely broad, anti-parent abortion amendment on the fall statewide ballot. 

Several left-wing groups are working together to put abortion through 24 weeks of pregnancy on the ballot in Florida next year.

Protect Women Ohio (PWO), which describes itself as a pro-woman, pro-parent coalition, is launching two new 60-second advertisements this week aimed at defeating Ohio’s proposed abortion ballot measure.

A report from Bearing Arms indicates Oregon’s Ballot Measure 114–a measure requiring a paid permit to purchase a gun–is being bankrolled by out-of-state donors. 

Voters in Austin, Texas, adopted a proposition during Saturday’s elections to reinstate a ban on camping in certain public areas, a win for those seeking to address the city’s homeless who are living in tents along the streets.

Billionaires Warren Buffett and Sheldon Adelson are in a spending war over a Nevada ballot measure that would determine who controls the state’s electricity supply.

A measure mandating the use of condoms on all adult film sets in California will remain on California’s fall ballot after its proponents declined to withdraw it prior to Thursday’s deadline.

Californians will decide in November whether to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes, after a measure backed by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Facebook investor Sean Parker gathered enough signatures to qualify for placement on the state ballot this fall.

Voters in California will face a tidal wave of ballot measures in the November general election, on issues from the death penalty and condoms to marijuana and plastic bags.

A majority of California voters support an upcoming ballot measure that would strip funding from the high speed rail project and divert it toward new water storage projects, according to a poll released Thursday.

Venture capitalist and former Facebook president Sean Parker has thrown his support behind a new ballot measure that seeks to regulate and legalize marijuana for recreational purposes in California this year.

The Lake County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to remove prior support for a 2016 “State of Jefferson” ballot measure.

A measure mandating condom use on all adult film sets in California will appear on the 2016 ballot after organizers gathered the required number of signatures last week.

Full marijuana legalization in California inched one small step closer to reality on Monday when advocates were cleared to collect signatures to qualify a measure for the 2016 ballot.