State Issue 5 creates an Independent State Board of Elections Supervisors charged with administering state elections.

The nine-member Independent State Board of Elections Supervisors would perform all the election-related duties currently administered by the secretary of state. Four of the Board members would be appointed by the governor, four by the members of the General Assembly not of the same party as the governor, and one member – who cannot be affiliated with either political party – by a unanimous vote of the seven members of the Ohio Supreme Court.

By law, the five-member, non-partisan Ohio Ballot Board designates a group of individuals to prepare and file arguments in support of or in opposition to each proposed constitutional amendment. Click below to read the official arguments regarding State Issue 4:

Groups urging a “NO” vote on State Issue 5 include: Christian Coalition of Ohio Citizens for Community Values League of Women Voters of Ohio NFIB-Ohio Ohio Association of Realtors Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Ohio Manufacturers’ Association Ohio Concrete Construction Association Ohio Contractors’ Association Ohio Council of Retail Merchants Ohio Dental Association Ohio Restoration Project Ohio Trucking Association Pro-Family Network United Conservatives of Ohio For Good Government Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce Groups urging a “YES” vote on State Issue 5 include: Common Cause League of Women Voters of Ohio Ohio AFL-CIO Ohio Civil Service Employees Association Ohio Education Association Ohio Environmental Council Ohio Federation of Teachers Ohio League of Conservation Voters Education Fund Ohio Public Interest Research Group Ohio Taxpayers Association Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio Sierra Club of Ohio

Newspaper Editorials on State Issue 5