COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio election officials have approved ballot language that will describethis fall’s Issue 1, a redistricting measure, as requiring gerrymandering when the proposal is intended to do the opposite. The Republican-controlled Ohio Ballot Boar...
Ohio court: Wording of pot legalization ballot is misleadingBy ANN SANNER
June 27, 2024Ohio Star Staff Opponents of foreign funding of U.S. ballot measures expect momentum at both the federal level and in states. In May, the House Administration Committee advanced a bill to amend federal election law to prevent foreign nationals from contributing to ballot initiatives...
LaRose has labeled the abortion question Issue 1, the same as an August ballot measure to limit citizens’ ability to amend the Ohio Constitution that turned out to be wildly unpopular with voters. The amendment was defeated 57% to 43%. This fall’s Issue 2 will be a proposal to legalize...
"Any time you submit a constitutional amendment to the attorney general's office, it's incumbent upon that attorney general to ensure that the wording is clear, concise, not misleading, single issue, and many times these outside groups don't understand you cannot submit open-end...
The initial signatures and approval of wording on the issue are required before the group can circulate additional petitions. They would then need about 385,000 valid signatures to get the measure on the Ohio ballot. A second petition campaign is underway for the Ohio Medical Cannabis Act of 20...
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio has announced the first winners in its Vax-A-Million lottery drawing. Abbigail Bugenske, of Silverton, was picked as the first of five $1 million winners Wednesday, while Joseph Costello, of Englewood, won a full-ride scholarship
Policy, State News, The Midwest, Ohio, NewsChief Justice Sharon Kennedy, Justice Joe Deters, Justice Pat DeWine, Justice Pat Fischer, Ohio attorney general, Ohio Ballot Board, ohio supreme court, Secretary of State Frank LaRose Ohio Supreme Court Rules State Issue 1 Ballot Language Must be Rewr...