A Press Release from the Ohio Community Rights Network (OHCRN), from July 15, 2016.
Last summer, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted claimed “unfettered authority” to block county charter initiatives banning fracking. Dozens of residents in four counties collected more than 12,000 signatures of people who wanted to vote on the measures. The Ohio Supreme Court slapped Secretary Husted’s wrist, denying him such authority. However, the Court did not allow the measures to be voted on by county residents. The ruling, based on the Court’s interpretation of the Ohio Revised Code, indicated the Charters were required to define the county form of government. …
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