The resolution would place the proposed amendment before Ohio voters in November, as long as lawmakers pass it by August.
to vote for mayor, City Council and other local races – something Republican lawmakers don't want to see in Ohio. It also comes as GOP candidates hammer President Joe Biden's immigration policy ahead of a midterm election that will likely generate significant turnout among Republicans."It absolutely is a preventative measure," state Sen. Louis Blessing, R-Colerain Township, said.
The Ohio Municipal League is not aware of any municipalities that are currently considering a measure similar to New York's, executive director Kent Scarrett said. The constitution stipulates that Ohio voters must be U.S. citizens who have been registered in the state for at least 30 days. However, it also grants"home rule" powers to municipalities that Republicans say could allow them to enact such a policy.
An attorney for the Legislative Service Commission echoed that interpretation in a December memo to Blessing, obtained by USA TODAY Network Ohio. According to the memo, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in 1917 that municipalities could allow women to vote in local elections, even though they weren't legally allowed to vote in most elections at the time., but Secretary of State Frank LaRose ordered officials to table the measure because it violated the state constitution.
Haley BeMiller is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio.
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