UPDATE: The Lake Erie Bill of Rights measure passed Tuesday with 61% in favor. Voter turnout was 8.9%, according to election officials in Lucas County, where the city of Toledo is located.

ORIGINAL STORY:

(CNN) -- Voters in Toledo, Ohio, will decide next week whether to give Lake Erie the kind of rights usually granted to a person.

The Lake Erie Bill of Rights, a ballot initiative in Tuesday's special election, would establish "irrevocable rights for the Lake Erie Ecosystem to exist, flourish and naturally evolve" and "a right to a healthy environment for the residents of Toledo."

Opponents say the law could cost the region jobs and have vowed to fight it in court, should voters approve it.

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