Introduced on Dec. 19, 2013, Ohio Senate Joint Resolution 6 would enact Section 2s of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to permit the issuance of additional general obligation bonds to fund public infrastructure capital improvements. The proposed renewal of the State Capital Improvement Program for local public works increases the funding […]
FreedomOhio says that they have collected enough signatures to put an initiative petition on the ballot in November 2014 to legalize same sex marriage in Ohio. The Freedom to Marry and Religious Freedom Amendment would repeal the Ohio Constitution’s ban on gay marriage which Ohio voters approve in 2004, and replace it with the following:
The Ohio Attorney General certified the The Ohio Clean Energy Initiative Initiative Petition . Once certified by the Ohio Ballot Board, signature collection may begin.
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Yes for Ohio’s Energy Future filed an initiative petition with the Ohio Attorney General, called The Ohio Clean Energy Initiative. The Initiative would to Ohio Constitution, Article VIII, Section 2, a bond issue for purposes of improving clean energy infrastructure; research and development related to clean energy, in support of Ohio industry ; and develop sites
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Introduced on October 24, 2013, Ohio House Joint Resolution 8 proposes to amend the Ohio Constitution to: “institute term limits for certain elected and appointed officials and to increase the term limits for members of the General Assembly.” This joint resolution must be approved by 60% of both houses of the legislature in order to
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S.J.R. 4, introduced on Sept. 3, 2013 proposes an amendment to the Ohio Constitution, Section 1h, Article II to authorize the General Assembly to invalidate rules proposed or adopted under a statute, and to create and empower one or more joint committees of the Senate and House of Representatives to review rules that have been
The Responsible Ohioans for Cannabis filed an initiative petition with the Ohio Attorney General, entitled The End Ohio Cannabis Prohibition Act of 2012. The Attorney General rejected the petition because it did not contain a fair and truthful summary of the proposed amendments. The summary did not mention several parts of the proposed amendment. For
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The initiative petition for the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment was certified by the Attorney General on May 17, and certified as one issue by the Ohio Ballot Board on May 23, 2013. Plain Dealer article & video.
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A new initiative petition was filed with the Ohio Attorney General by the Ohio Rights Group on May 7, 2013, the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment. AG Action is due by May 17, 2013. This proposal adds a section 12 to Article XV of the Ohio Constitution, to allow the medical, therapeutic and industrial use and
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Return Prayer to Public Schools Initiative Petition rejected by the Attorney General.
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