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On August 17, 2017, the Ohio Ballot Board prescribed the ballot language for the November 7, 2017, vote on a proposed initiated constitutional amendment to replace Article I, Sec. 10a of the Ohio Constitution, with a new provision designed to further strengthen the rights of victims in the criminal justice system. The proposal, which will be Issue 1 on the ballot, is the Ohio Crime Victims Bill of Rights, generally known as Marsy’s Law. If approved by the voters, this amendment will expand the right of crime victims to privacy and their right to be treated with respect, fairness and dignity; it will further provide that such rights are to be protected as vigorously as the rights of the accused. The Secretary of State had reviewed the signatures and concluded on July 17, 2017, that the petitioners had obtained more than the required 305,591 valid signatures needed to qualify the proposed amendment for the ballot. For a copy of the approved Ballot Language, click here. For the text of the proposed amendment and the summary that had been submitted to the Secretary of State before the beginning of signature-gathering, click here.

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