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Ohio Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2026)
| Ohio Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Right to hunt and fish | |
| Status Proposed | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Ohio Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment may appear on the ballot in Ohio as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
The ballot measure would provide for a state constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife, including "the right to use traditional methods."[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
Amending the Ohio Constitution
- See also: Amending the Ohio Constitution
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Ohio State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 60 votes in the Ohio House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Ohio State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
House Joint Resolution 1 (2025)
State Reps. Ron Ferguson (R-96) and Nick Santucci (R-64) introduced the constitutional amendment into the Ohio State Legislature as House Joint Resolution 1 (HJR 1) on February 3, 2025.
See also
View other measures certified for the 2025 ballot across the U.S. and in Ohio.
Explore Ohio's ballot measure history, including constitutional amendments.
Understand how measures are placed on the ballot and the rules that apply.
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