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Ohio "Fresh Start" Act (2016)
| Ohio "Fresh Start" Act | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Statute |
| Origin | Citizens |
| Topic | Marijuana |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Ohio "Fresh Start" Act was an initiated state statute that did not make the Ohio ballot on November 8, 2016.
The measure would have allowed people convicted of marijuana-related offenses to expunge their criminal records if the state passes laws that make those offenses no longer illegal.[1]
Although petitioners submitted enough signatures to put the measure before the Ohio General Assembly, they decided in January 2016 to drop the measure.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | "Fresh Start" Act[2] | ” |
Ballot summary and full text
The ballot summary and full text of the measure is available here.
Support
The initiative was created by ResponsibleOhio.
Path to the ballot
Petitioners needed to submit 1,000 signatures with the initial petition filing. The attorney general's office received the petition on June 24, 2015, and certified the measure on July 6, 2015. The Ohio Ballot Board approved the amendment on July 15, 2015.[1][3][4]
Supporters needed to collect 91,677 signatures to send the measure to the Ohio General Assembly. The secretary of state's office confirmed that ResponsibleOhio submitted 117,418 valid signatures.[5]
On January 14, 2016, ResponsibleOhio announced they were ending efforts to place the measure on the ballot. "We spent a lot of money, a lot of time, and we heard what the public said. ResponsibleOhio is not a part of this; it doesn't exist. Fresh Start is not existing anymore," said ResponsibleOhio founder Jimmy Gould.[6]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ohio Secretary of State,"2015-07-13 petition," accessed November 13, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ohio Attorney General, "Attorney General Certification Letter," accessed November 13, 2015
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ballot Board Certification Letter," accessed November 13, 2015
- ↑ Cleveland.com, ""Fresh Start" Act moves forward without marijuana legalization," November 6, 2015
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Pro-marijuana group ResponsibleOhio dead, founder says, won't press ballot issue in 2016," January 14, 2016
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