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Ohio Policies Regarding Higher Education and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Referendum (2025)
| Ohio Policies Regarding Higher Education and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Referendum | |
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| Election date November 4, 2025 | |
| Topic Higher education governance | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Referendum | Origin Citizens |
The Ohio Policies Regarding Higher Education and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Referendum will not appear on the ballot in Ohio as a veto referendum on November 4, 2025.
This referendum would have repealed S.B. 1, which made changes to laws regarding high education, including requirements related to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and training.[1]
Text of measure
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The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
Process in Ohio
In Ohio, the number of signatures required to get a veto referendum placed on the ballot is equal to 6 percent of the votes cast in the preceding gubernatorial election. Ohio also requires referendum sponsors to submit 1,000 signatures with the initial petition application. Ohio has a signature distribution requirement, which requires that signatures be gathered from at least 44 of Ohio's 88 counties. Petitioners must gather signatures equal to a minimum of half the total required percentage of the gubernatorial vote in each of the 44 counties. Signatures are due within 90 days after the law or section of law to be referred has been filed with the secretary of state by the governor.
The requirements to get a veto referendum certified for the 2025 ballot:
County boards of elections are responsible for verifying signatures, and the secretary of state must determine the sufficiency of the signature petition at least 105 days before the election. If the first batch of signatures is determined to be insufficient, the petitioners are given a ten-day window to collect more signatures.
Stages of this ballot initiative
- The initiative was submitted to the attorney general's office on April 21, 2025.[2]
- On May 5, 2025, the title and summary were certified and approved by the Attorney General.[2]
- On June 26, 2025, organizers for the referendum announced they did not collect enough signatures.[3]
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