Voting in Ohio: Ballot Initiatives

From the Ohio Secretary of State's website

Would make it harder to bring a ballot initiative

Issue 1 was defeated on 8/8/23. Required that any proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Ohio receive the approval of at least 60 percent of eligible voters voting on the proposed amendment. Require that any initiative petition filed on or after January 1, 2024 with the Secretary of State proposing to amend the Canstitution of the State of Ohio be signed by at least five percent of the eligible voters of each county in the state.

Ohio Capital Journal 7/20/23

ACLU 2/21/23. Includes the proposed ballot language

Action News 13 7/4/23

Ohio Supreme Court says Attorney General can't reject a ballot proposal based on the name alone.

In retaliation for the Yost decision above, the legislature added a provision to HB 74 allowing the Attorney General to reject a ballot initiative because of its name only.