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Amendment proponents want to wipe Ohio’s marriage equality ban from the books in anticipation of attempts to overturn Obergefell, following Justices Clarence Thomas’ and Samuel Alito’s calls for the court to revisit the decision. Jim Obergefell originally filed his case in Ohio against then-public health director for the state, Rick Hodges.
Despite the nation's two-party system, it's possible to form your own political party, including in Ohio. Here's how to make it happen.
After years of trying to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot, an organization that said it wants to increase accountability for government employees is eyeing the 2026 November election. The Ohio Coalition to End Qualified Immunity wants Ohioans to vote on whether the state should uphold qualified immunity,
Ohio Republicans may soon see their first contested Supreme Court primary in a decade, though a looming endorsement decision will shake up the race.
The Ohio Ballot Board changed a proposed constitutional amendment that would provide equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community, including marriage equality by asking supporters to double their efforts.
The deadline for petitions to get onto the Nov. 4 general election ballot in Washington County closes at 4 p.m. Aug. 6. The last day to register to vote for the general election closes at 9 p.m. Oct.
Electronic polling devices may be returning to Columbiana County for the upcoming General Election in November.
Petitioners of an Equal Rights Amendment cleared the hurdle to start collecting signatures to be on the November 2026 ballot Wednesday morning, but the clearance came
Ohio educators are speaking out after Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that would remove their voices from the retired teachers' pension fund, calling the move "undemocratic."
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has partially vetoed a provision in the state's two-year budget that would have created a new Election Integrity Unit within the Ohio Secretary of State's Office, citing conc
A constitutional amendment enshrining broad anti-discrimination protections and repealing Ohio’s dormant same-sex marriage ban could be on the ballot in 2026.
I think Ohio has become something of a test subject state for seeing just how far a super majority can chip away at access to the ballot and our rights to direct democracy.”