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Robert McColley: “The voting public voted it down, and in large part, I…”

Featuring: Robert McColley, Republican | Ohio State Senate, District 1

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President Elect Rob McColley Remembers a Legend and Looks Ahead to the New General Assembly

Published | Video Starts at 28:02

Well, and this was the reason voters and viewers may recall issue one in August of 2023, which became muddied by the debate concerning issue one in November, which was around abortion. And The voting public voted it down, and in large part, I believe, because it was labeled as a way to keep abortion out of Ohio's constitution. Now, with all of that in mind, I am here to tell you, as the sponsor of the resolution that put that on the ballot, it was not about abortion. (28:02–28:13)

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Asserts that the public voted down a measure because it was labeled as anti-abortion.

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