petersuber on Nostr: The #Ohio constitution allows voters to amend the state #constitution by #referendum. ...
The #Ohio constitution allows voters to amend the state #constitution by #referendum. Today Ohio votes on a referendum to amend that provision of the constitution.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/08/ohio-election-issue-1-abortion/
The big issue is that #Republicans want to make #amendment more difficult before a #ProChoice referendum hits the ballot next fall.
But in case you're fascinated by the technical question of using the amending clause of a constitution to amend the amending clause, I wrote a book about it in 1990.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/08/ohio-election-issue-1-abortion/
The big issue is that #Republicans want to make #amendment more difficult before a #ProChoice referendum hits the ballot next fall.
But in case you're fascinated by the technical question of using the amending clause of a constitution to amend the amending clause, I wrote a book about it in 1990.
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