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It’s Back! Senate Joint Resolution to Create Commission for Public Office Pay Increases

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Late in the last General Assembly, SJR 9 was passed by the Senate.  This joint resolution proposed to amend the Ohio Consitution to create a Public Office Compensation Commission.  The Commission would review and set pay for lawmakers, constitutional officers, judges and others.  Currently, the General Assembly has authority over pay raises for public officers.  […]

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Names Revealed of Those Getting Grower’s Rights Under Marijuana Legalization Proposal

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ResponsibleOhio revealed the names of the ten investors who would receive rights to ten marijuana growing sites under the group’s proposal to legalize marijuana.  See Cleveland.com, Ohio marijuana legalization investors include Frostee Rucker, Oscar Robertson.  The group responded to criticism that their proposal creates a monopoly by saying their plan, “allows thousands of entrepreneurs to

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Another Marijuana Legalization Proposal Coming Soon

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Our previous post discussed an amendment to the Ohio Constitution which would legal marijuana, but only allow ten individuals enumerated in the Constitution to produce and sell marijuana.  See Group Wants Constitutional Amendment to Allow Ten Individuals to Grow/Sell Marijuana.  Now, a group called Ohioans to End Prohibition has a proposed “Cannabis Control Amendment”, which

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Group Wants Constitutional Amendment to Allow Ten Individuals to Grow/Sell Marijuana

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According to news articles, a group called ResponsibleOhio wants to amend the Ohio Constitution to legalize marijuana, and get the issue on the ballot in 2015.  Modelling its proposal after the casino amendments, rights to grow and sell marijuana would be given to ten individuals enumerated in the constitution.  See Columbus Dispatch, Group aims for

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New Redistricting Procedure Will Go to Ohio Voters

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The Ohio House approved the Ohio Senate’s amended version of  HJR 12, which would amend the Ohio Constitution in order to make the process for Ohio legislative redistricting more nonpartisan.  In November 2015, Ohio voters will decide whether to approve the constitutional amendment.  See   (Joint resolutions do not need approval by the governor as

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Ohio Senate Passes Amended Version of House’s Redistricting Plan

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The Ohio Senate passed a version of  HJR 12, the Ohio House of Representative’s plan to amend the Ohio Constitution to making drawing a districting map for Ohio legislative elections more nonpartisan.  See our prior post Ohio House passes Redistricting Reform Measure.  “In the Senate-approved version, the second time the panel doesn’t get minority approval,

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Bottle Deposit Constitutional Amendment Proposed

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The Ohio Attorney General approved an initiative petition for a bottle deposit program in Ohio.   According to a Cleveland.com article: “The constitutional amendment would require state lawmakers to pass a law establishing a 5- to 10-cent refundable deposit on all glass, metal and plastic containers sold at retail. Consumers could return the containers at

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Ohio AG Certifies Clean Energy Ballot Initiative

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The Ohio Attorney General certified the fourth submission of The Ohio Clean Energy Initiative, which was previously rejected for lack of signatures (see our prior post Revised Ohio Clean Energy Initiative Rejected by AG).  According to a Columbus Dispatch article, Similar to past proposals, the issue language approved yesterday calls for the state to issue $13

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Not Enough Signatures for Marijuana, Voter Rights Initiative Petitions

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Initiative petitions for medical marijuana and voter rights will not appear on the November 2014 Ohio ballot, due to lack of signatures.  See: Ohioans won’t vote on medical marijuana this year (Plain Dealer) Ohio ‘Voters Bill of Rights’ effort misses July deadline, will continue to collect signatures(Plain Dealer)

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Revised Ohio Clean Energy Initiative Rejected by AG

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Earlier this month, Yes for Ohio’s Energy Future filed a proposed ballot initiative with the Ohio Attorney General, The Ohio Clean Energy Initiative.  The Attorney General rejected this initiative petition, based on insufficient signatures. This recently filed initiative is similar but not identical to a previously filed and approved initiative, The Ohio Clean Energy Initiative,

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