State Issue 1 ballot language must be rewritten, Ohio Supreme Court rules

, issued by the four Republicans who hold a majority on the seven-member court, orders the Ohio Ballot Board to fix

State Issue 1, if voters approve it, would amend the state constitution to require future amendments to get a 60% supermajority in a statewide vote in a future in order to pass. That’s compared to the current 50% simple majority standard that’s been in place for more than a century. Specifically, the group took issue with a phrase in the title that described the measure as “elevating the standards” for amending the state constitution.The group said “elevating” carried a positive connotation, and suggested other words that could be used, like “raising” the standards.

“Because not all electors vote in a gubernatorial election, the ballot language here overstates the number of signatures that would be needed to qualify an initiative petition for the ballot,” the majority opinion reads.

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