It remains unclear whether state lawmakers, who last year voted to eliminate most August elections over concerns about cost and low turnout, will put it on the ballot this summer.
Updated:FILE - Semi-automatic rifles are displayed at Coastal Trading and Pawn, Monday, July 18, 2022, in Auburn, Maine. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Republican lawmakers, abortion opponents and a constitutional rights organization that want to make it harder to amend the Ohio constitution have added a new group to their coalition that had not yet publicly voiced its support: gun rights advocates.
Republicans in the Ohio House and Senate are considering bills that would require a 60% supermajority at the ballot box, up from the current 50% plus one vote simple majority, to pass a state constitutional amendment. The Senate bill,If the change were to pass in August, it could scuttle a possible November vote for an abortion-rights amendment proposal.
“It’s this freedom that wealthy gun control advocates like New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg would most like to target,” he said. “Ballot issues have become increasingly utilized by wealthy interests in Ohio and across the country. With their ability to outspend virtually any grassroots coalition of Ohioans, people like Bloomberg and organizations he finances are able to rewrite our constitution, erasing freedoms that the people actually support.
“Where in this resolution does it stop big money?” asked Sen. Bill DeMora, a Columbus Democrat. “There’s nothing in this resolution that stops big money from doing anything.” Sen. Nickie Antonio, a Lakewood Democrat and leader of Democrats in the Senate, said there’s no guarantee that a 60% threshold will stop excessive campaign finance. A group opposed to the abortion-rights amendment proposal, which hasn’t yet made the ballot because backers just began gathering signatures, announced it is spending $5 million on digital and television ads. Antonio said she doesn’t know if the money comes from inside or outside Ohio.
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