House lawmakers have amended the proposal to make it more difficult to amend the Ohio constitution. They have made it more vague.
The amendment's language states that instead of a specific Aug. 8 deadline, the special or general election must happen on or after 90 days from when the resolution is submitted to the Secretary of State. If the proposal passes on Wednesday, Aug. 8 would be 90 days later.Senate Joint Resolution 2 would make it harder to amend the Ohio constitution. It would require constitutional amendment initiative petitions to receive a 60% supermajority vote to pass, instead of the simple 50% +1.
News 5 Statehouse reporter Morgan Trau has been covering this piece of legislation from the beginning. She spoke with nonpartisan legal experts, advocates and lawmakers on each side about the possibilities of what could happen now.This vague language may allow representatives who are on the fence to vote for the S.J.R. 2. News 5 explained Tuesday that many GOP lawmakers were not in support of creating a special election just for this resolution.
If it passes, GOP lawmakers may use the vague language to hold an election in August anyway, since it will meet the deadline if it passes and is submitted Wednesday. If the amended bill does pass, but not in time for an Aug. 8 special election, could the lawmakers choose a random date in August to hold a special election after that date?
The ACLU's legal team claims that none of this matters because the resolution itself can't change laws. The lawmakers technically need to pass actual legislation, an actual statute, to have an August special election, the League of Women Voters said. Ohio House GOP members decry ‘coup’ with Democrats to elect moderate speaker In an exclusive TV interview, Minority Leader Allison Russo explained that the Democrats chose Stephens to be speaker due to agreements, compromises and known Democratic wants. Killing the proposal to make it harder to amend the Ohio constitution was one of the pieces of legislation Stephens and his colleagues across the aisle seemed to have an understanding of, she said.
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