Latest / American Democracy Minute
Episode 329: ADM for Aug. 9, 2023: Ohio Voters Defeat Republican Effort to Raise Citizen Ballot Initiative Passage to 60% in Victory for Direct Democracy
Ohio Voters Defeat Republican Effort to Raise Citizen Ballot Initiative Passage to 60% in Victory for Direct Democracy
With an unofficial 57% to 43% margin, Ohio voters soundly defeated the effort by the Republican-majority legislature to raise the threshold for passage of citizen ballot initiatives. Issue one would have also required minimum numbers of qualifying signatures in 88 counties rather than the current 44.
Our podcasting host recently made changes which stops us from including our entire script as part of the podcast content. To view the whole script, please go to our website and…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.