The Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission’s Bill of Rights and Voting Committee discussed constitutional provisions on the capacity to vote at their September 10, 2015 meeting. The committee recommended that Article V, Section 6 be repealed, and that a new section be adopted. Currently, Article V, Section 6 of the Ohio Constitution reads, “no idiot or […]
All meetings will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. If you are interested in addressing a committee please contact Steven C. Hollon, Executive Director of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission at 614.644.2022. 9:30 a.m. Bill of Rights and Voting Committee – Room 018 of the Ohio Statehouse. Possible adoption of recommendations
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If you are interested in addressing a committee or the Commission, please contact Steven C. Hollon, Executive Director of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission at 614.644.2022. The following meetings will take place in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday, April 9, 2015: 9:30 a.m. Legislative Branch and Executive Branch Committee – Room 018 of the Ohio Statehouse. Presentation:
April 9, 2015 Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Meetings Read Post »
On October 9, 2014, the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission’s Bill of Rights and Voting Committee heard testimony from Professor Douglas A. Berman concerning the voting rights of felons. Ohio Constitution Article V, Section 4 gives the General Assembly the power to exclude felons from voting. Ohio law permits felons to vote upon release, but not
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)
Not Enough Signatures for Marijuana, Voter Rights Initiative Petitions Read Post »
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Ballot Board, chaired by Secretary of State Jon Husted, today certified that a proposed constitutional amendment concerning voter rights consists of one issue. Petitioners will now need to collect 385,247 signatures, which is equal to 10 percent of the total vote cast for governor in 2010. As part of the total
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The Ohio Attorney General certified the resubmitted Ohio Voters Bill of Rights initiative petition as a fair and truthful representation of the proposed amendment. See Toledo Blade article
Voters Bill of Rights Initiative Petition Certified by Ohio AG Read Post »
An amended version of the Ohio Voters Bill of Rights initiative petition was resubmitted to the Ohio Attorney General on February 28, 2014, a previous version having been rejected by the Ohio AG on February 13. The AG found finding that the previous version did not present a fair and truthful representation of the
Voters Bill of Rights Initiative Petition ReSubmitted to Ohio AG Read Post »
The Ohio Attorney General rejected the Ohio Voters Bill of Rights Initiative Petition (PDF) , finding that a fair and truthful representation of the proposed amendment was not provided. See AG’s letter dated Feb. 13, 2014.
AG Rejects Ohio Voters Rights Initiative Petition Read Post »
The Ohio Voters Bill of Rights Initiative Petition (PDF) was recently filed with the Ohio Attorney General. AG action is due on February 14, 2014. As noted in this Cleveland.com article: Among other features, the Ohio Voters Bill of Rights would allow Ohioans to register to vote online, something fairly common in other states but
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