By Richard Winger On January 14, 2016, proponents of an Ohio initiative sued Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted over his actions involving the validity of the initiative. Ohio law says that if proponents of an initiative submit a petition signed by 3% of the last gubernatorial vote, the idea for the initiative must be sent to the legislature. The legislature has four months to either enact some version of the idea, or reject it entirely. Then, if the proponents are unhappy with the legislature’s action, they must submit another 3% petition. Then, the issue is put on the …read more
Source:: http://ballot-access.org/2016/01/15/ohio-secretary-of-state-sued-by-initiative-proponents/