Ohio Republicans are openly trying to water down their own voters’ ability to amend the state constitution, writes _Jahan.
But with the adoption of Issue 1, groups would have to collect signatures from 5% of registered voters in all of Ohio’s 88 counties, up from the current 44-county requirement. And it would scrap the current 10-day period for groups to collect more signatures if they didn’t initially have enough valid ones.
Ohio Republicans are openly trying to water down their own voters’ ability to amend the state constitution. As Megan Henry : “Since 1913, Ohio has had 227 proposed amendments and 127 of them have passed, but 49 of those approved amendments received less than 60% of votes.” Ohio Republicans are openly trying to water down their own voters’ ability to amend the state constitution.
Ohio constitutional amendments that wouldn’t have passed under a 60% threshold include one that allows nonwhites to enlist in the Ohio National Guard, one that instituted term limits for governors and one that allowed casinos to open in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Toledo.
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