Ohio senators passed on Wednesday the controversial resolution to make it harder to amend the constitution. Chants echoed around the Ohio statehouse all had the same goal: shaming the GOP lawmakers.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio senators passed on Wednesday the controversial resolution to make it harder to amend the state constitution. Chants that echoed around the Ohio statehouse all had the same goal: shaming the GOP lawmakers.House Joint Resolution 1 is the revived resolution to make it harder to amend the Ohio constitution. Its companion bill in the Senate is Senate Joint Resolution 2. Previously called H.J.R.
The hearing ended after just a few speakers and then the Republican majority voted to approve the resolution. The Senate committee hearing the bill passed it, as well. Ohioans will likely vote if abortion should be legal this November, but supporters of the bill are trying to streamline the resolution to get out ahead of that vote. During the last general assembly, GOP lawmakers chose to eliminate special elections in August because they cost about $20 million and have low turnout. Now, a new GOP bill has been introduced that would allow these elections.
But for Yagoda and the more than 225 groups who have spoken out against the resolution, the tyranny is coming from the government.Whether H.J.R. 1 has the votes to pass"depends on who you ask," Speaker Jason Stephens .If he brings it to the floor, he will vote for it, the speaker added. He won't necessarily wait until he for sure has 60 votes, he said.
As mentioned in numerous previous News 5 articles, Speaker Jason Stephens is facing backlash from his detractors for not being a fan of the resolution and for not liking the bill to reinstate August special elections after just getting rid of them a couple of months ago.Follow WEWS statehouse reporter Morgan Trau on Twitter and Facebook.
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