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Ohio equal rights now tries to get two amendments in voting 2026: one to Remove the marriages of the same sex in the Ohio Constitution, and the other to extend the protection of discrimination.
The second amendment would add a language to the constitution of a state protecting citizens against discrimination based on breed, color, religion or religion, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity or expression, regardless of sex assigned to pregnancy status, genetic information, disease status, disability, recovery status, family status, presentation, nationality, nation and veteran.
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Ohio equal rights, a group behind the amendments, originally had one proposed amendment, but A few weeks ago he decides about the election in Ohio Their proposal actually contained two corrections.
Secretary of State Ohio Frank Larose said that some voters can support the removal of the ban on homosexual marriages Ohio from the constitution, but do not want to augment the protection of all groups of people.
“We still think that the division of the amendment causes unnecessary obstacles,” said Lis Regula, co -chairman Ohio Equal Rights. “But we still think that moving forward is our best shot.”
Ohio equal rights could challenge the decision in the Supreme Court in Ohio, but instead decided to move forward as two separate amendments. . Republicans have 6-1 most in the Supreme Court in Ohio.
“It can take months, if not flying to appeal against a decision in court,” said regula in a statement. “Going forward, although it is double signatures and documents, it is the best shot in ensuring equality for each Ohioan in a timely manner.”
Ohio Equal Rights said that their lawyers write summaries, titles and petitions for the Prosecutor General Ohio Dave Yost. When Yost testifies to petitions, Ohio equal rights can start collecting signatures.
They will have to collect around 413 487 signatures With at least 44 out of 88 OHIO poviats – 10% of the total vote for the governor during the last governor’s elections – for each amendment for voting. Larose will then have to verify the signatures.
The Ohio Constitution is banned from marriages of the same sex 61.7% of voters from Ohio approved the amendment in 2004. This says that the marriage is only between one man and one woman. The United States Supreme Court legalized homosexual marriages in 2015 through the Obergefell case from Ohio.
However, the Supreme Court judge Clarence Thomas called the judges to visit Obergefell again after the Supreme Court repealed Roe against Wade in 2022.
He will also vote in 2026. It will also cover the governor’s race and other executive offices throughout the state.
Herring reporter capital journal Megan Henry on BlueSky.
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