Ohio constitutional amendments

Ohio lawmakers likely won't be able to do what they did when a marijuana legalization amendment was on the ballot in 2015

Organizations that oppose abortion are spending $5 million on ads in the coming weeks.

Now that it's been certified as a single issue, supporters of reproductive rights will need nearly 414,000 valid signatures to put it before Ohio voters in the fall.

Voting rights groups and community organizations are doubling down on their opposition to a resolution that makes it harder to amend the constitution.

But Senate President Matt Huffman said he's open to the idea of requiring a 60% supermajority of voters to pass citizen-initiated constitutional amendments in Ohio.

Republicans in the House Government Oversight Committee passed the resolution which could set it up for a full House vote this week.

Lawmakers made a change to the resolution that raises the bar for constitutional amendments to include legislative initiatives.

More than 100 organizations — including faith groups, unions, and some conservative organizations — are pushing back on a bill that would require citizen-led constitutional amendments to have a supermajority at the ballot box.

The plan would require citizen-led constitutional amendments to get 60% approval on the ballot in order to pass

The proposal requiring a 60% majority for a constitutional amendment would only apply to citizen-led ballot initiatives, and not to legislature-led amendments.