Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission

May 2014 Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Meetings (Revised)

All meetings will take place on  Thursday, May 8, 2014 9:00 a.m. Organization and Administration Committee –  Statehouse Room 116.  Updates on Commission rules and Commission staff. Liaisons with Public Offices Committee and Public Education and Information Standing Committee – Statehouse Room 114 10:15 a.m. Judicial Branch and the Administration of Justice Committee – Statehouse […]

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Remove Wording Requiring Thorough and Efficient System of Public Education from Ohio Constitution?

Should Ohio remove language in its Constitution’s language requiring a “thorough and efficient”  public school system?  See Ohio Constitution, Article VI, Section 2.   At its recent meeting, the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission’s Committee on Education, Public Institutions & Miscellaneous and Local Government debated this question.  Proponents want to eliminate the “thorough and efficient” language

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April Meetings: Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission

The following meetings will take place on Thursday, April 10, 2014: (The Chairman respectfully requests all testifying parties  submit an electronic copy of written testimony to lizz.lewis@ohiohouse.gov  by Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. OR bring 25 copies to committee on Thursday.) 9:00 am Judicial Branch and the Administration of Justice —  Statehouse Room 311 Finance, Taxation

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March Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Meetings

An Executive Director Hiring Subcommittee meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. , Statehouse Room 114, Columbus, Ohio.  The subcommittee will meet to discuss the Executive Director position and applicants.  Possible vote on the recommendation for Executive Director All other meetings are on Thursday, March 13, 2014  in Columbus, Ohio:

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Executive Director Hiring SubCommittee Meeting – Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission

Committee: Organization and Administration Committee Subcommittee on Executive Director Hiring Date:  Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Time: 3:00pm Room: Room 1576, Vern Riffe Center, 77 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215   The subcommittee will meet to discuss the Executive Director position and applicants.   **Possible Vote on the recommendation for Executive Director (Note that the

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February Meetings for the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission

The following meetings will take place on Thursday, February 13, 2014:  9:00am Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission – Statehouse Room 313 Presentation by Dr. John Dinan, Professor of Political Science at Wake Forest University discussing: the nature and role of state constitutions comparison of the function of state and federal constitutions the historic debate over the

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Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Organizational Meeting

ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMISSION MEETING   Commission:     Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Date:                  Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Time:                 11:30am                         Room:                  Statehouse Room 114   The Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission will hold an organizational meeting to select Co-Chairs and appoint the public members of the Commission   (Note that the writer of this blog

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Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission’s Legislative & Executive Branch Committee Agree on Recommendations for Redistricting Board

Per the Akron Beacon Journal: The Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission’s Legislative & Executive Branch Committee agreed that a seven-member board should draw new legislative and congressional districts, beginning after the 2020 census. A supermajority, including at least one member of the minority party, would be needed to pass a plan. Akron Beacon Journal article

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Justice O’Neill Testifies on Judicial Election Reform Before Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission

Ohio Supreme Court Justice William O’Neill testified before the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission concerning judicial election reform.  He agrees with some of Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor’s ideas (see her web site http://ohiocourts2013.org/), such as holding judicial elections in odd numbered years, because in presidential/ gubernatorial election years judicial races may not garner as much voter

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