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On Tuesday, May 23, a group of Ohio voters and the group One Person One Vote filed a lawsuit challenging the adopted ballot language for Senate Joint Resolution 2, a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would increase the threshold to pass constitutional amendments from 50% to 60%.
On Friday, May 12, individual Ohio voters and One Person One Vote, a coalition representing Ohio voters, filed a complaint in the Ohio Supreme Court challenging recently passed Senate Joint Resolution 2.
On Wednesday, May 10, the Ohio House approved Senate Joint Resolution 2, a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would increase the threshold to pass constitutional amendments from 50% to 60%.
On Tuesday, May 9, the Ohio House Rules and Reference Committee voted 7-5 to approve Senate Joint Resolution 2, a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would increase the threshold to pass constitutional amendments from 50% to 60%.
On Wednesday, April 19, the Ohio Senate voted to pass Senate Joint Resolution 2, which would raise the threshold to pass constitutional amendments from 50% to 60% of the vote, making it more difficult for Ohio voters to amend the state constitution.
On Wednesday, April 19, the Ohio Senate General Government Committee voted to approve Senate Joint Resolution 2, which would raise the threshold to pass constitutional amendments from 50% to 60% of the vote, making it more difficult for Ohio voters to amend the state constitution.
On Friday, March 17, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) announced his intention to withdraw Ohio from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a nonprofit organization that allows states to share information to help maintain accurate voter rolls.
On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Ohio Republicans introduced Senate Bill 51, a bill that would create an election integrity division within the secretary of state’s office.
Just one week into 2023 legislative sessions, Republican lawmakers across the country are looking to curtail the ballot initiative process, which allows citizens to directly affect policy change by voting on proposals to change state laws and state constitutions.
On Friday, Jan. 6, the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans and Union Veterans Council sued over Ohio’s new voter suppression law, House Bill 458, which was enacted earlier today.
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