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Indivisibles,

We DID it, team. Ohio voters just passed Issue 1, enshrining reproductive
rights in their constitution. The state’s draconian abortion ban is toast.
Personal medical decisions will be left to individuals and their families
-- not the state’s gerrymandered Republican legislature. 

This election proves, once again, two lessons: 

 1. When abortion is on the ballot, we win. 
 2. Republicans understand that. So they’ll do everything they can -- down
to sabotaging the ballots themselves -- to stop us.

Reproductive rights are popular in Ohio -- as they are just about
everywhere. This initiative should have passed easily, without much effort
from any of us activists. Only thing is, (see lesson 2 above), Republicans
tried to overturn majoritarian democracy itself to prevent voters from
protecting their rights. They know their views on this aren’t popular --
so they attempted to rig this thing every which way they could.

First, MAGA Republicans scheduled a special election in the dead of summer
to change the threshold for passing constitutional ballot initiatives.
Polling showed 59% of Ohioans backed Issue 1, so they wanted to require a
60% majority. Indivisibles and allies rallied, and we stopped them. 

Then, they rewrote the language on the ballot to confuse voters, put
millions into ads spreading misinformation about the initiative, and
kicked a whole bunch of voters off the rolls. 

So ultimately, this victory was not guaranteed. It took a huge amount of
work from Indivisible groups, activists, and partners. And today, we want
to thank everyone who donated, volunteered, and voted(!) to make this
victory happen. Together, our movement: 

✅ Sent 325,000 text messages to Ohio voters

📳 Ran a phone bank partnership with OPAL, the Ohio Progressive Action
Leaders, where we made a total of 82,465 dials -- and 57% of people we
reached pledged to vote YES

📜 Designed and printed 25,000 beautiful half-page flyers for groups to
distribute to the public

🚪 Launched and expanded our Neighbor2Neighbor program where we knocked on
countless doors to get the word out about Issue 1

📬 Sent out 75,000 postcards to voters 

All that work paid off. Votes are still being tallied, but it looks like
turnout was very high -- rivaling the 2022 midterm election. 

The numbers we saw in this election reflect the power of collective
action, the dedication of volunteers, and the determination of the
community to make their voices heard. The enthusiasm also proves how
important reproductive justice is to voting Americans.

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Which brings us back to our first lesson: When abortion is on the ballot,
we win. Or less succinctly -- but more accurately -- when reproductive
rights, like abortion are on the ballot and activists organize around the
clock to overcome anti-democratic Republican maneuvering, we win. 

Now, it’s up to our movement to take those lessons into next year, where
we have reproductive measures on the ballot in many states, and where the
national election -- Democratic v. Republican control -- could determine
the fate of reproductive freedoms nationwide. The fight for reproductive
rights is far from over, and it’s crucial that we continue to harness the
energy, dedication, and unity that brought us success in this campaign. To
confront these critical challenges, we need your support.

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reproductive rights for every single person who lives in our country. 

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Thanks again for all your hard work and support. As we look ahead, let’s
remember the power of grassroots organizing, community engagement, and the
impact of every individual who took a stand for reproductive freedoms. Big
moments like this are key in pushing our movement forward, and we couldn’t
have done it without you.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team

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