2023 state issue 1
Two dozen Ohio business leaders sign letter opposing Issue 1, calling it an ‘ill-conceived ballot issue’
25 business leaders in Ohio signed an open letter opposing Issue 1, a ballot-initiative that would make it harder to amend Ohio's state constitution.
Ohio government panel approves spending $322k to promote State Issue 1
As part of a mandated legal notification process, the money will pay to publish information about State Issue 1 for three consecutive weeks in one newspaper in all 88 Ohio counties starting on July 16.
Ohio Republicans approve rewrite of ballot language for State Issue 1 following court order
The Ohio Ballot Board met Tuesday to fix errors identified Monday by the Ohio Supreme Court.
State Issue 1 ballot language must be rewritten, Ohio Supreme Court rules
The Ohio Supreme Court on Monday told the state ballot board that it must rewrite summary language for State Issue 1 to remove an error describing new signature requirements if the issue passes in August.
Ohio officials say they made an error in ballot language for State Issue 1. Here’s why it matters
State officials acknowledged in a court filing earlier this month in response to a lawsuit that seeks that the Ohio Supreme Court reject the language and order that it be rewritten.
Republicans want to make it harder to amend Ohio’s constitution. What law changes would their idea have blocked?
Ohio’s minimum wage might still be $5.15 an hour, casino gambling still would be illegal and multiple bond programs favored by state officials would have failed, had a higher voter approval threshold proposed by Republican state lawmakers been in effect in previous decades.
How to register, where to vote, when the polls are open: What you need to know about the State Issue 1 election
Here’s some quick information to help you vote this August.
Ohio officials argue ballot language error on State Issue 1 is ‘not a material defect’: Capitol Letter
In a Friday court filing, state lawyers acknowledged an error in State Issue 1's ballot language describing new signature requirements for proposed constitutional amendments, but said the difference didn't matter.
Court filing: State Issue 1 backers acknowledge error in ballot language, but say it doesn’t matter
Ohio officials acknowledge they made a mistake describing new signature requirements in the ballot language they wrote in the proposal to make it harder to change the state constitution. But they defend the measure’s overall wording as fair and accurate.
The Statehouse con on selling Issue 1 in the Aug. 8 election, exposed: editorial
Ohioans, don’t be manipulated and misled. Do what it takes to vote Aug. 8, writes the editorial board of The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com.
Who’s in charge here? In Issue 1, legislators trying to keep Ohioans out of their way: Thomas Suddes
General Assembly Republicans have their Dockers in a bunch over the prospect that Ohioans — the source of all political power, the state constitution says — might use ballot issues to stymie the legislature’s antics. It’s called democracy. And that’s what State Issue 1 would kill, writes Thomas Suddes in his column today.
Raising money, private confabs with lobbyists and a national fight over ballot issues: State Issue 1 recap
Here’s what you might have missed last week on State Issue 1.
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