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Supporters And Opponents Consider Issue 3

Issue 3 on the statewide ballot seeks to exempt Ohioans from that new federal mandate that everyone must have health insurance. The ballot language describes the goal of the proposed constitutional amendment this way -- “to preserve the freedom of Ohioans to choose their health care and health care coverage.” Debate over the measure has been overshadowed by a much louder and more expensive debate over Ohio’s new collective bargaining law. Still, with just a few days left until election day, each of the two opposing sides on Issue 3 is claiming good news. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.