In Haight v. Cheap Escape Co., 2014-Ohio-2447, the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals held that outside salespeople paid on commission were employees as defined by Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio Constitution. This section states: As used in this section: “employer,” “employee,” “employ,” “person” and “independent contractor” have the same meanings as under […]
Read or listen to two WKSU radio broadcasts concerning the current work of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission: Ohio’s constitutional update could eliminate school funding mandate Ohio’s ‘sprawling behemoths’ are next up for Constitutional Modernization Also see some of our posts on these issues: Remove Wording Requiring Thorough and Efficient System of Public Education from
WKSU radio is doing a 3 part series on the work of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission. The first broadcast deals with legislative term limits. Listen to the broadcast or read the broadcast transcript here. The second broadcast focuses on redistricting.
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According to newspaper articles, the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission may suggest a change in Ohio legislative term limits, urging the legislature to put an amendment on the ballot next year. Under discussion is an extension of eight-year term limits to 12 years. See Limited Value (editorial), Akron Beacon Journal, July 25, 2014. Also see Plan
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The Ohio Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments on two cases concerning juveniles and the Ohio Constitution. Quarterman v. State deals with the mandatory transfer of 16 and 17 year olds for certain firearm violations. In State v. Mole, the issue is whether an Ohio statute imposing criminal penalties on a police officer for
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All meetings are on Thursday, July 10, 2014 in the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. (New)The Judicial Branch and the Administration of Justice Committee will not be meeting, but they are asking committee members to work on proposals for: 1. Judicial Selection and 2. Judicial Elections. 9:00 a.m. Liaisons with Public Offices Committee – Statehouse Room
July 2014 Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Meetings – Revised, Again Read Post »
Article I, Section 9 of the Ohio Constitution is violated when a court orders bail requiring that 10 percent of the amount be paid in cash, and prohibits a defendant from posting a surety bond for the full amount. Ohio Constitution Article I, Section 9 requires that “All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties …”.
Court Requiring 10% Cash Bail is Unconstitutional Read Post »
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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In light of the recent Ohio Supreme Court case, ProgressOhio.org, Inc. v. JobsOhio, 2014 Ohio 2382, which held that liberal group ProgressOhio lacked standing to challenge JobsOhio legislation, the Ohio House proposed legislation to grant standing to challenge the constitutionality of an Ohio statute. House Bill 590 “wouldn’t allow the JobsOhio ruling to be reversed.
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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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