constitutional amendments

Supporters of the Aug. 8 ballot issue to make it harder to amend Ohio’s constitution were handing out free root beer floats at the Delaware County early voting center, which opponents called "a double dose of desperation."

Groups are working to process petitions signed over the weekend in a final push to collect 414,000 valid signatures by July 5, the deadline to put an abortion amendment on the November ballot.

The Senate allocated $15 million to cover the cost of the August special election. If it's not enough, more can be added, Sen. President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said.

The coalition that filed an earlier lawsuit against the amendment itself has lodged a legal complaint, saying the Ballot Board is allowing the use of misleading language for the amendment Ohio voters could decide in August.

Backers of the proposed reproductive rights and abortion access amendment planned for the November ballot in Ohio say the August election approved last week is forcing their signature gatherers to do more education.

Lawmakers have until Wednesday to decide whether to hold an August special election to raise the bar for amending the Ohio constitution.

This week could be do-or-die for Ohio House Republicans, who must decide by Wednesday if they’ll ask voters to make it harder to amend the constitution in a statewide special election in August.

A plan by some Republicans to put before voters in an August election a change in Ohio's constitution is being considered but lawmakers are running out of time to get it on that ballot.

Lawmakers have until May 10 to pass a bill to create a special August election and pass a resolution for Ohioans to vote on that would make it harder to amend the constitution.

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.