/tags/ohio-constitution Ohio Constitution en-US Copyright Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:09:57 GMT /2024-10-28/whats-next-now-that-ohios-six-week-abortion-ban-has-been-ruled-unconstitutional A Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge ruled Ohio's six-week ban unconstitutional Thursday, but parts of the law can be appealed. Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:09:57 GMT /2024-10-28/whats-next-now-that-ohios-six-week-abortion-ban-has-been-ruled-unconstitutional Jo Ingles /politics-government/2023-08-08/ohio-election-results-issue-1 Voters in Ohio have strongly defeated Issue 1 on Tuesday, which would have made it harder to amend the state’s constitution, according to the Associated Press’ projections. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:30:00 GMT /politics-government/2023-08-08/ohio-election-results-issue-1 Nick Houser, The Associated Press /politics-government/2023-07-11/early-voting-for-august-8-special-election-draws-long-lines-at-franklin-county-board-of-elections Early voting runs from July 11 to Aug. 4 on weekdays at county boards of elections across Ohio and Aug. 5 and 6 the weekend before the election. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:53:27 GMT /politics-government/2023-07-11/early-voting-for-august-8-special-election-draws-long-lines-at-franklin-county-board-of-elections George Shillcock /politics-government/2023-07-05/ohio-marijuana-ballot-initiative-leader-says-group-has-enough-signatures-to-make-november-ballot The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol needs to get 125,000 signatures to be placed on the November ballot. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2023-07-05/ohio-marijuana-ballot-initiative-leader-says-group-has-enough-signatures-to-make-november-ballot George Shillcock /politics-government/2023-07-03/ohio-abortion-advocates-to-submit-signatures-for-constitutional-amendment-wednesday Groups collecting signatures for the abortion amendment said they plan to submit the signatures to the Ohio Secretary of State on Wednesday. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 19:47:07 GMT /politics-government/2023-07-03/ohio-abortion-advocates-to-submit-signatures-for-constitutional-amendment-wednesday George Shillcock /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2023-06-20/weekly-reporter-roundtable The Ohio Supreme Court last week decided the August 8 election could go forward. We discuss the showdown in August, the budget bill and other statehouse news. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 12:00:24 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2023-06-20/weekly-reporter-roundtable /2023-06-14/larose-ohio-law-banning-august-elections-doesnt-apply-state-lawmakers Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who supported the ban on most August special elections, says in a court filing that law doesn't apply to state legislators in ordering an August special election on an amendment to make it harder to change the constitution. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:52:28 GMT /2023-06-14/larose-ohio-law-banning-august-elections-doesnt-apply-state-lawmakers Karen Kasler /2023-06-13/ohio-ballot-board-rewrites-issue-1-language-on-constitutional-change-for-august-election Ohio voters are set to go to the ballot on Aug. 8 to decide on a constitutional change that would make it harder to pass future amendments. The language they will see on the ballot has changed. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:17:21 GMT /2023-06-13/ohio-ballot-board-rewrites-issue-1-language-on-constitutional-change-for-august-election Jo Ingles /2023-06-12/ohios-top-court-rules-some-language-for-issue-1-must-be-rewritten-before-august-election The Ohio Supreme Court said some of Issue 1's language is incorrect and told the Ballot Board to fix it, but let other language that opponents argued was unfair stand. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 18:05:31 GMT /2023-06-12/ohios-top-court-rules-some-language-for-issue-1-must-be-rewritten-before-august-election Jo Ingles, Karen Kasler /2023-05-24/lawsuit-brought-against-ohio-ballot-board-over-language-of-proposed-constitutional-amendment The coalition that filed an earlier lawsuit against the amendment itself has lodged a legal complaint, saying the Ballot Board is allowing the use of misleading language for the amendment Ohio voters could decide in August. Wed, 24 May 2023 21:13:53 GMT /2023-05-24/lawsuit-brought-against-ohio-ballot-board-over-language-of-proposed-constitutional-amendment Jo Ingles