FoxBJK , 1 year ago

From my city’s Democrat group:

What landmark changes to Ohio law would have FAILED under Issue 1?

In just the 21st century:

• 2000: Clean Ohio Fund; state can sell enviro bonds (57% in favor…would have FAILED)
• 2005: Third Frontier program to modernize Ohio’s economy (54% in favor…would have FAILED)
• 2006: Increasing minimum wage (57% in favor…would have FAILED)
• 2009: Legalizing gambling at casinos in Cbus, CLE, Cincy, Toledo (53% in favor…would have FAILED)
• 2015: Barring businesses from using amendment process to form monopolies (51% in favor…would have FAILED)

Let’s go further back now:

• 1923: Remove the phrase “white male” from parts of the constitution describing VOTER ELIGIBILITY (56% in favor…would have FAILED)
• 1933: Giving counties authority to create city charters with “home rule” (53% in favor…would have failed)
• 1933: Set the 10-mill property tax limit that local governments can impose without getting approval from voters (59.7% in favor…would have FAILED)
• 1949: Ending the practice of straight-ticket voting; voters must mark their candidates, not just check off a party (57% in favor…would have failed)
• 1953: Creation of Ohio state school board, which advises local school districts on education policy (57% in favor…would have failed)
• 1953: Allowing People of Color to serve in the Ohio National Guard (57% in favor…would have failed)
• 1961: Allowing Women to serve in Ohio National Guard (50.1% in favor…would have failed)
• 1975: Allowing charitable orgs to run bingo games, a form of gambling (54% in favor…would have failed)
• 1978: Prison labor reform (54% in favor…would have failed)
• 1982: Enabled lower-interest, first-time home-buyer programs that continue today (57% in favor…would have failed)
• 1990: Tax credits and other steps to help finance housing projects (53% in favor…would have failed)