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The proposal calls for replacing the Ohio Redistricting Commission, which currently comprises three statewide officeholders and four state lawmakers, with an independent body selected directly by citizens.

According to a statement from OHLS, the Board of Elections declined to put the levy on the ballot due to a typographical error in the ballot language.

Josh Croup speaks with 13 Action News White House Correspondent Jon Decker in Milwaukee to preview tonight’s debate.

The marijuana legalization proposal would allow adults 21 and older to buy and possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and to grow plants at home.

Qualified immunity protects state employees, including police officers, from civil lawsuits.

DeWine previously wanted the legislature to look at changing the state’s heartbeat law to make it more appealing than the abortion rights amendment that will go before voters in November, but now he’s saying it’s too late and lawmakers should focus on that November vote instead.

The six-week ban was paused when that Hamilton County judge blocked its enforcement, allowing abortions in the state to remain legal until 20 weeks intro a pregnancy.

Backtracking on their decision a day prior, Toledo City Council voted Wednesday to ask voters whether the city should move forward with a renovation for the Bay View Wastewater Treatment facility.

Issue 1 asks voters whether the threshold to pass future constitutional amendments should be increased from a simple majority to 60% approval.

While some saw it as an opportunity to generate revenue for the city, others see it as a potential nuisance to those who live nearby.

An analysis of campaign finance data shows that as both sides lambast out-of-state interests, they are largely funded by such donors.

Known simply as Issue 1, the proposal would raise the threshold needed to amend the state’s constitution from a simple majority of the state’s voters to 60%. It would also increase the petitioning requirements to get a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot.

A hastily called summer special election over a Republican-pushed measure that would make it harder for Ohio voters to pass future constitutional amendments has driven off-the-charts early turnout before Tuesday’s final day of voting.

Trump is facing four felony counts related to his efforts to undo his presidential election loss including conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding.

Ohio Republicans are increasing early voting education efforts after some in the party in recent years alleged fraud is more likely with early voting.

Action News reporter Josh Croup talk with ABC News Political Director Rick Klein about what the charges mean for Trump’s endorsement of Ohio Republican candidates.

The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol says it submitted 6,545 signatures to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office on Thursday.

The president reportedly believes that keeping the command in Colorado Springs would avoid a disruption in readiness that the move would cause.

Issue 1 will ask voters whether it should be harder to change the state constitution.

Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose determined the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol was short by just 679 signatures of the 124,046 signatures required to put the question before voters on Nov. 7.

Ohio voters will have the opportunity this fall to decide whether to guarantee access to abortion in the state, setting up a volatile fight rife with emotional messaging and competing factual claims.

Sykes pleaded guilty to extortion charges for violating the Hobbs Act.

The outcome of Ohio’s special election in August will have ripple effects on the future of multiple issues in Ohio.

Lobbyist Matt Borges appealed his 5-year sentence late Wednesday in the $60 million bribery scheme that also took down former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder.

Tina Skeldon Wozniak served the county for more than two decades and was a Toledo City Council member before that.

Lucas County officials say separate mailers from both sides of the issue are being sent to voters and contain false information.

The high-stakes election also is taking place under sweeping election law changes enacted in January.

Ohio is looking to increase nursing home oversight in the state while stiffening the penalties for ones who treat patients poorly.

While some have seen the amphitheater proposal an opportunity to generate revenue for the area, others see it as a potential nuisance to those who live nearby.

DeWine cleared Ohio’s $86 billion state budget, signing into law $3 billion in tax cuts and universal school vouchers among hundreds of others provisions for the next two fiscal years.