A proposed ballot measure giving Ohio's electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote has been withdrawn.
A group of mostly Democrats called Ohioans for Making Every Vote Matter says in a statement there wasn't sufficient time to gather enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The proposed state constitutional amendment would have forced lawmakers to assure the Electoral College's votes were delivered to whichever candidate won the most votes nationally, rather than the most votes within Ohio. Organizers withdrew the measure Tuesday in a letter to Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose. The group added that it plans to continue working to "raise the importance of a national popular vote" for the presidential election with Ohio voters.
