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a statewide ballot issue aimed at changing the way the state draws its political maps, has landed voters in a fix. While they are hearing from the campaign behindthe constitutional amendmentthat it would prevent gerrymandering, the language they'll see on b...
The ballot issue would legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio and allow adults 21 and over to possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and to grow plants at home. Ohio would become the 24th state to legalize recreational marijuana if the measure passes. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) Read More ...
U.S. District Judge Judge Michael Watson wrote Saturday that while the government has an interest in preventing foreign influence on state ballot issues, the law as written falls short of that goal and instead harms the First Amendment rights of lawful permanent residents. Republica...
Best States Voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ballot box is not necessarily the final word, even though this year's election was over a month ago Associated PressDec. 7, 2024 Officials Release Bodycam Video of Police Shooting That Killed 15-...
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose requires that county boards of elections specify to voters how much postage is required to mail in an absentee ballot. However, the Secretary of State’s office does enumerate that it’s the voter’s responsibility to make sure that the ballot has enough ...
Ohio voters also will be asked to decide to statewide ballot issues involving whether to prohibit noncitizen voting and whether judges should be required to consider a criminal suspect’s threat to public safety when setting bail. {{#rendered}}{{/rendered}} ...
Ohio is using a new redistricting process for the first time this year that was approved by voters through state ballot issues in 2015 and 2018. The new system, which is meant to fight partisan gerrymandering, required the independent commission — which includes two Republicans...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Supporters of a ballot question in Ohio that would make it harder to change the state constitution and coulddetermine the fate of abortion rightsthere say a yes vote will provide a “defense against out-of-state meddling.” ...
DeWine and other Issue 1 opponents have sought to separate the six-week bill from the debate over the ballot initiative, arguing it’s easier to change a state law than it is to amend the state constitution. “If we can defeat this amendment, which I certainly hope we can, it will give...