2015 ohio ballot issues
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Ballot Issues
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Issue1
Redistricting Reform
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A bi-partisan proposal to revamp the Ohio
Constitution’s method of drawing Ohio’s state legislative
districts
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Scraps 5-member Ohio Apportionment Board
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Creates 7-member Ohio Redistricting Commission
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MUST be bi-partisan support of any adopted plan
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Mandates politically competitive districts and prohibits partisanship as the primary factor
Mandates that proportion of districts whose voters favor each political party correspond to the statewide preferences of Ohio voters
Mandates that the district boundaries are compact but retains traditional
Requires transparency in meetings, reasons for decisions on the plan, display of public maps
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Limits the jurisdiction of the supreme
court
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Issue2
Anti-Monopoly
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Issue 2, if Passed, Will:1 Prohibit anyone from using the Ohio
Constitution to grant a monopoly, oligopoly or cartel exclusive financial gain or to establish a preferential tax status
2 Prohibit constitutional amendments that would grant a commercial interest, right or license that is not available to similarly-situated persons
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Requires a 2-step process to create any economic benefit in
the constitution
Step 1 Voters must specifically approve the economic
benefit language by itself
Step 2 Voters must approve the entire proposed
constitutional amendment
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Attempts to nullify any amendment proposal that
creates a monopoly, oligopoly or cartel for the sale, distribution or use of
any federal Schedule 1 controlled substance
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Law is unclear if both pass
Issue2
Issue3
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Gives supreme court original +
exclusive jurisdiction
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Issue3
Legalization of Marijuana
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Issue 3, if Passed, Will:1 Legalize marijuana for both
recreational + medicinal use
2 Anyone age 21+ could use marijuana recreationally
3Anyone with a certified debilitating medical condition could use medical marijuana
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1,100 Retail Locations
Statewide
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Grow, Cultivate, Use, Possess +
Share Up to 8 oz.
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Allows 4 plants per household
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Testing facilities in Cuyahoga County and near colleges in at least 6 others
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Limits local authorities ability
to restrict the marijuana industry
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Marijuana Would be Prohibited in:
Public Places
School Grounds
Day-care Centers
Correctional Facilities
Moving cars, planes, trains + boats
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Tax rate on gross revenue from grow facilities 15%
Tax rate on gross revenue from marijuana stores 5%
Tax revenues go to municipal + township government fund, a “strong county fund” and marijuana control commission fund
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Creates a Governor-appointed 7-member Marijuana Control
Commission to regulate
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Thank You!
Lloyd Pierre-Louis, DirectorKegler Brown Hill + [email protected]/pierrelouis614-462-5477