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After state legislatures agreed to eliminate August Special Elections earlier this year, that decision has already been altered.
On May 10, 2023, the General Assembly filed Amended Substitute Senate Joint Resolution 2 with the Secretary of State’s Office that has created a Special Election to be scheduled for August 8, 2023.
The state wide Special Election is being held concerning an amendment to the Ohio Constitution.
The proposed amendment would requires any future constitutional amendments to be approved by at least 60% of the voters rather than the simple majority. Also within the proposed amendment, there are two other changes. They are:
The official ballot language does not exist as of yet, but is due no later than May 30, 2023.
If the proposed constitutional amendment is approved by the simple majority of the electors, "it takes effect immediately. However, the new requirements for initiative petitions proposing constitutional amendments would first apply to petitions filed on or after January 1, 2024," reads Directive 2023-07 put out by Secretary of State Frank LaRose.