COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Ballot Board is deciding
whether a voting rights proposal contains more than one issue and should
be divided.
The panel must review the proposed "Ohio Voters Bill
of Rights" before its supporters can collect the signatures needed to
get the initiative before voters this fall.
The proposed amendment
seeks to get certain voter protections into the state constitution. It
would expand early voting times on weekends and make other changes to
election rules. The effort is supported by a coalition of black
lawmakers, clergy and civil rights leaders.
Should the Ballot
Board decide Thursday there is only one amendment, petitioners must then
gather more than 385,000 signatures to get it on the ballot.
The board is chaired by Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Ballot Board is deciding
whether a voting rights proposal contains more than one issue and should
be divided.
The panel must review the proposed "Ohio Voters Bill
of Rights" before its supporters can collect the signatures needed to
get the initiative before voters this fall.
The proposed amendment
seeks to get certain voter protections into the state constitution. It
would expand early voting times on weekends and make other changes to
election rules. The effort is supported by a coalition of black
lawmakers, clergy and civil rights leaders.
Should the Ballot
Board decide Thursday there is only one amendment, petitioners must then
gather more than 385,000 signatures to get it on the ballot.
The board is chaired by Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.