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Jul 5, 2023 · Ohio is among the 17 U.S. states where citizens can propose constitutional amendments, according to the Council of State Governments, a nonpartisan association for state governments. (We are...
Either branch of the General Assembly may propose amendments to the Ohio Constitution. Customarily, constitutional amendments are proposed by joint resolution. A three-fifths vote in favor of the joint resolution is required for its passage.
Dec 14, 2022 · As state lawmakers debate increasing the threshold for amending the Ohio Constitution, the Dayton Daily News analyzed attempts to change the state’s guiding document since the turn of the...
A "yes" vote supported amending the Ohio Constitution to: increase the voter approval threshold for new constitutional amendments to 60%; require citizen-initiated constitutional amendment campaigns to collect signatures from each of the state's 88 counties, an increase from half (44) of the counties.
The Ohio Constitution provides three mechanisms for amending the state's constitution—a citizen-initiated process, a legislative process, and a state constitutional convention. Ohio requires a simple majority vote (50% plus 1) for voters to approve constitutional amendments.
The constitution creates three tiers—the Supreme Court of Ohio, the Ohio District Courts of Appeals, and the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas. The legislature can create additional courts as well. [23] In 1968, voters adopted the "Modern Courts Amendment" which significantly revised this article.
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May 8, 2023 · The GOP in Ohio is attempting to change Ohioan's ability to amend the state’s constitution, seeking to modify the process from a simple majority of 50 percent vote to change the...
