Two dozen Ohio business leaders sign letter opposing Issue 1, calling it an ‘ill-conceived ballot issue’

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A group of business leaders Wednesday announced their opposition to State Issue 1, the issue placed on the August ballot by Ohio Republican legislators in an attempt to make it harder to amend Ohio's Constitution. (File photo)Rich Exner, cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A group of business leaders and corporate executives signed an open letter opposing State Issue 1, a ballot-initiative that would make it harder to amend the state constitution if passed in a special August election.

This comes a month after the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Restaurant Association and other major state business groups endorsed the issue — showing that business leaders are split on the topic.

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