Ohio Supreme Court upholds August special election despite challenges.
TL;DR
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that an August election can proceed for voters to decide whether it should be harder to amend the state constitution. If approved, the measure would require 60% of voters to enact new constitutional amendments, instead of a simple majority of 50% plus one. The One Person One Vote coalition sued Secretary of State Frank LaRose in May and asked the court to direct LaRose to scrap the Aug. 8 election. The group contends it's not legal because of Ohio's new voting law, which limits when August special elections can be held.
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