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Pivotal Ohio Supreme Court election highlights importance of down-ballot races

PBS News Hour - Segments

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

This past week, a county judge in Ohio struck down the state's near-total abortion ban, saying it violated a voter-approved constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights. The ruling is likely to end up before the state Supreme Court, underscoring the importance of races on many state ballots that are flying under the radar this fall. John Yang reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

This past week a county judge in Ohio struck down the state's near total ban on abortions.

0:06.0

He said it violated a voter-approved constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights.

0:12.0

The ruling is likely to be reviewed by the state Supreme Court,

0:15.2

which underscores the importance of races on many state ballots this fall

0:19.5

that are flying under the radar.

0:21.3

Fixing the border is tough.

0:24.0

So is Kamala Harris.

0:26.0

But businessman and political outsider Bernie Marino will fix it.

0:30.0

Ohio's airwaves are filled with campaign ads.

0:34.0

I'm Sherr Brown and I'll never stop fighting for Ohio workers.

0:37.0

For presidential and US Senate candidates.

0:40.0

I'm Kamala Harris and I approve this message.

0:42.0

But what about the three other statewide races?

0:46.0

Do you know who's running for state Supreme Court?

0:48.0

No.

0:51.0

Do you know who's running for the state Supreme Court?

0:54.0

Uh, Bernie Moreno and uh, what's his name?

0:58.0

Do you know who's running for state Supreme Court?

1:04.0

No. Sherrod Brown.

1:05.0

That's actually the U.S. Senate.

1:07.0

The contests for six-year terms here on the State Supreme Court aren't getting nearly the attention that the presidential and Senate races are getting here

1:14.9

in Ohio.

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