Reply #9: Ohio Ballot Board approves five proposed amendments [View All]

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http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/cleveland/index.ssf?/base/news-18/112426772113250.xml&storylist=cleveland

8/17/2005, 5:35 a.m. ET
The Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A GOP-backed group has filed a second lawsuit aimed at stopping Democrat-leaning activists from getting proposed constitutional amendments placed on the Nov. 8 ballot.

The five-member Ohio Ballot Board, controlled 3-2 by Republicans, unanimously approved Tuesday the four issues that would bring major changes to Ohio politics should voters give their approval...

Ohio residents must circulate petitions for candidates and local issues, but not for proposed constitutional amendments governed by the Ohio Constitution, said Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, also the ballot board's chairman.

Donald McTigue, attorney for Reform Ohio Now, said the complaint was the second frivolous lawsuit filed by Ohio First to try to keep voters from considering the proposals...