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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...
Aug 4, 2023 · Currently and for the past 111 years, Ohioans have the option to bring an amendment to the ballot by organizing petitioners and gathering enough valid signatures to meet one statewide quota and...
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.
Although black people could vote in all State and Federal elections in Ohio due to the Fifteenth Amendment, the text of the State Constitution was not changed until 1923. [7] Urban voters propelled most the amendments to passage.
Issue 1 asks eligible Ohio voters to consider an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Ohio proposed by a two-thirds majority of the Ohio General Assembly. The amendment, if approved, would elevate the standards by which the Constitution of the State of Ohio may be amended.
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 constitution to...
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Article XVI contains two of the three ways the Ohio Constitution can be amended. Under this article, proposed constitutional amendments can be submitted to the voters by the General Assembly or by a constitutional convention, which may be called at any time by a two-thirds vote of both houses of the General Assembly or by an affirmative vote on ...
