Ohio Constitution News (OCN) is a blog that tracks developments relating to the Ohio Constitution, including Ohio Supreme Court cases, ballot initiatives, state legislation, lectures, and seminars. The blog also reports on new material added to the Ohio Constitution: Law and History website and other items of interest concerning state constitutional law and the Ohio Constitution. Developed by Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus Steven H. Steinglass and maintained by the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library, OCN is not affiliated with the Ohio Supreme Court or with the State of Ohio.
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on May 18th, 2015
The Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission (OCMC) will consider two proposals to amend the Ohio Constitution to extend term limits for Ohio legislators. The Legislative Branch and Executive Branch Committee recommended these proposals to the full commission. Both proposals would extend terms limits in the Ohio House and Ohio Senate to twelve years instead of eight. […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on Mar 25th, 2015
WOSU public radio explored The Impact of Term Limits in their recent podcast. Podcast participants included: Rob Walgate, Vice President at the American Policy Roundtable Herb Asher, professor emeritus of political science and former Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at OSU Representative Michael Curtin, Ohio House of Representatives, author of “The Ohio Politics Almanac” […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on Mar 19th, 2015
The Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission will consider whether to increase the maximum term an Ohio legistator can serve from eight years to twelve years. See Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission’s Facebook post. A recent Akron Beacon Journal editorial, Fix redistricting now, term limits next year, suggests waiting on the term limits issue. While liberal and conservative […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on Aug 5th, 2014
WKSU radio is doing a 3 part series on the work of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission. The first broadcast deals with legislative term limits. Listen to the broadcast or read the broadcast transcript here. The second broadcast focuses on redistricting.
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on Jul 29th, 2014
According to newspaper articles, the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission may suggest a change in Ohio legislative term limits, urging the legislature to put an amendment on the ballot next year. Under discussion is an extension of eight-year term limits to 12 years. See Limited Value (editorial), Akron Beacon Journal, July 25, 2014. Also see Plan […]
Posted in Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on May 14th, 2014
An Akron Beacon Journal editorial states that Ohio can not wait for the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission or the legislature to reform redistricting, and a citizen-led initiative petition drive should be started. See Redistricting reform? Start the petition drive. Another interesting article on redistricting and term limits appeared in the Columbus Dispatch.
Posted in Ballot Initiative News on Oct 28th, 2013
Introduced on October 24, 2013, Ohio House Joint Resolution 8 proposes to amend the Ohio Constitution to: “institute term limits for certain elected and appointed officials and to increase the term limits for members of the General Assembly.” This joint resolution must be approved by 60% of both houses of the legislature in order to […]
