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Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) provides testimony for HJR6 during Ohio House Government Oversight Committee hearing.

Proposed resolution to raise threshold for passing constitutional amendments remains in committee

The proposal had been scheduled to be voted out of committee Thursday but that didn't happen.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R-Ohio), proposes new rule for constitutional amendments.

LaRose proposes requirement for citizen-led constitutional amendments to pass with 60% of the vote

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

Voters in a central Ohio polling place check in with poll workers to cast ballots on Issue 1 in the special election on Aug. 8, 2023.

Total tab for Ohio's August special election to decide 60% voter approval amendment goes up

The cost of the August special election in which voters defeated an amendment to make it harder to change Ohio’s constitution has increased to $18 million.

Bernie Moreno, Matt Dolan and Frank LaRose at the final Republican U.S. Senate debate, hosted by Miami University and produced by WLWT-TV in Cincinnati.

Days before Ohio primary election, national Democrats wade into GOP race

The latest polls are predicting a tight race in Ohio between state Sen. Matt Dolan, businessman Bernie Moreno and Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

The Ohio House Finance Committee met Tuesday, April 20 to receive the final version of the House budget and vote it out to the floor.

Ohio House To Vote On Budget; Includes Tax Cut, School Funding Changes

The Ohio House will vote on its version of the two-year state budget Wednesday, after it cleared a House committee with all Republicans and two Democrats…

Former Ohio Attorneys General oppose resolution to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments

Both Republican and Democratic attorneys general say requiring 60% approval for constitutional amendments would make it difficult to pass important issues involving taxes or elections.

Gov. Mike DeWine, in a sit-down interview at the Governor's Residence.

DeWine explains why he'll vote for Ohio's Issue 1 in August election

Gov. Mike DeWine cited the argument often repeated by Republicans — that protecting the state constitution from "out of state interests" is important. He didn't say why that must be done in August.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine speaks to reporters about the possibility of an August special election

DeWine isn't swayed by concerns expressed by elections officials over a possible August election

In January, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill to do away with most August special elections, but he now supports bringing back one this summer for a key vote.

A worker at the Franklin County Board of Elections waits for voters to drop off their ballots on the last day of the extended primary.

More Than A Month Later, Ohio's First-Ever Mail-Only Primary Ends

Ohio’s first all-mail-in primary is done, after absentee voting was extended following the closure of polling places just before in person voting was…

Rep. Brett Hillyer (R-Ulrichsville, right) stands alongside Rep. Michael Skindell (D-Lakewood) at an event at the Statehouse in 2019, announcing business support for the Ohio Fairness Act. They have sponsored that bill again in this session of the General Assembly.

GOP sponsor of anti-LGBTQ discrimination bill hopes for a hearing as lawmakers return after Thanksgiving

Five Republicans have signed onto the Ohio Fairness Act this time around.

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