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(The Center Square) – Parents officially have a bill of rights in Ohio, requiring school systems to notify them of students’ health and well-being, along with any instructional materials with ...
(The Center Square) – An Ohio Voters Bill of Rights can move forward to get before voters as an amendment to the state’s constitution. Attorney General Dave Yost approved the summary for the ...
Often modeled after the federal Constitution, they outline the structure of the state government and typically establish a bill of rights, an executive branch headed by a governor (and often one or more other officials, such as a lieutenant governor and state attorney general), a state legislature, and state courts, including a state supreme ...
Equal Rights Amendment: Would ensure the equality of rights by the federal or state governments based on sex. Proposed March 22, 1972. Initial ratification period ended March 22, 1979; purported [26] extension period ended June 30, 1982; amendment failed. [a] District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment
Many of the rights found within the state constitution align with the U.S. Constitution. These include the right to assemble (section 3), the right to bear arms (section 4), and protections against cruel and unusual punishment (section 9). [10] The Ohio Supreme Court holds that "the Ohio Constitution is a document of independent force," however.
(The Center Square) – It took late-night work on the last day of the legislative session for Ohio’s Republican-majority legislature to pass the Parents Bill of Rights after more than a year ...
The Ohio Apportionment Board draws state legislative district lines in Ohio. In order to be enacted into law, a bill must be adopted by both houses of the General Assembly and signed by the Governor. If the Governor vetoes a bill, the General Assembly can override the veto with a three-fifths supermajority of both houses.
At issue is a Jan. 25 finding by Yost that the proposed constitutional amendment's title — “Ohio Voters Bill of Rights” — was “highly misleading and misrepresentative” of the measure ...