How Ohio Referendum Law Could Permit AG To 'Game' System
Joe Mathews -
July 12, 2008 - 12:32pm
Ohio has one of the tighest deadlines for collecting signatures on an initiative or referendum petition -- 90 days. But there's a problem. Each measure requires the attorney general to issue a summary. But there's no legal requirement on the attorney general to produce such summaries in a timely manner. An AG could delay and delay -- running out the 90-day clock for collecting signatures. In an editorial, The Cleveland Plain-Dealer says this is wrong.


