State Leaders Still Think It's Too Easy to Amend the Ohio Constitution

State leaders still think it's too easy to amend the Ohio Constitution

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Should it become more difficult to amend the state’s constitution? That’s a question that has been debated at the Ohio Statehouse for years and is now coming back up. Back in 2023, Ohio Republicans voted to create an August special election in order to ask voters one question: Should it take a simple majority or 60% of Ohioans to amend the state constitution? 57% of Ohio voters ultimately decided to keep the status quo, …

Another fight over majority rule in Ohio? Republican leaders float the idea

Republican leaders in Columbus are floating the idea of attempting to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution, a proposal that was defeated in 2023 by Ohioans across the political spectrum. Issue 1, decided on Aug. 8, 2023, sent a bipartisan message, say those who worked against its passage."Ohioans of all walks of life Democrat, Republican, independent, labor, business, rural, urban said, 'Why are you doing this?'" said union lea…

Another fight over majority rule in Ohio? Republican leaders float the idea.

Republican leaders in Columbus are floating the idea of attempting to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution, a proposal that was defeated in 2023 by Ohioans.