Constitution Protection Amendment News Today

Conservative interest groups are pushing Issue 1, which would require a supermajority for any petition-based constitutional amendments to pass.

Issue 1 is a proposal to make it harder to amend the Ohio Constitution; It will be on the ballot on Aug. 8 in a special election.

News from Crawford County.

Two different coalitions launched two separate initiatives to restore and ensure abortion access in Ohio through ballot initiatives to amend the state constitution.

The resolution to make it harder for voters to amend the Ohio Constitution got an update Thursday after facing immense backlash from advocacy, union and religious groups on each side.

A resolution to make it harder for voters to amend the Ohio Constitution got an update after facing immense backlash from advocacy, union and religious groups.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose, Ohio's chief elections officer, wants to amend the state constitution to require constitutional amendments brought by petition initiatives to garner 60% of the vote to be approved. Voting rights advocates and conservative groups alike are crying foul.

Ohio Republicans introduced a new resolution Thursday that purposely makes it more difficult for citizens to amend the state Constitution.

Voter advocate groups in Ohio as well as a legal expert are highly critical of an Ohio Republican plan backed by Secretary of State Frank LaRose to make citizen constitutional ballot initiatives harder to pass.