Ohio Supreme Court finds attorney general erred in rejecting voting amendment based on title

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Source: Associated Press

Ohio Supreme Court finds attorney general erred in rejecting voting amendment based on title

By JULIE CARR SMYTH
Updated 4:52 PM EDT, October 30, 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court delivered a blow to Republican Attorney General Dave Yost on Wednesday, ruling that he overstepped his authority by rejecting a voting-related amendment’s ballot petition solely because he objected to the title.

In a unanimous decision, the court sided with a coalition of civil rights organizations behind the “Ohio Voters Bill of Rights” and ordered Yost to revisit his January decision within 10 days.

Justices stopped short of ordering Yost to advance the constitutional amendment directly to the state Ballot Board, however, which is what plaintiffs had asked. Instead, they directed him to “perform his duty” and review the coalition’s summary of the issue for fairness and accuracy.

The coalition’s members, including the NAACP’s Ohio chapter, A. Philip Randolph Institute and Ohio Organizing Collaborative, had initially hoped to place the measure on this year’s ballot. The package of election law changes responded to Ohio’s enactment last year of tougher photo ID requirements, shortened windows after Election Day for returning and curing ballots and other voting changes.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-amendment-ohio-court-56b7efe0df824780f89e445f1b72a037

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1. "... within10 days..." is after the election ‼️‼️

Seems like a loss.

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2. We have issue 1 which will end gerrymandering on the ballot and this likely will pass in

the end. We are making progress...when I worked on the ballot fight to make abortion legal and in the Ohio constitution. I worked with GOP women, Democratic women and libertarians as well. It was a joint effort. The same is true for the anti-gerrymandering attempt. There were men of all political demographics involved in the effort as well.