If they pass, Issue 1 would require courts to consider public safety when determining the amount of cash bail, and Issue 2 would prohibit local governments from allowing noncitizens from voting in Ohio elections.
, however, supported passing the amendments.Republicans in the legislature pushed Issue 1 after a Jan. 4 Ohio Supreme Court ruling in Dubose v. McGuffey. The court’s majority ruled a Hamilton County murder suspect’s cash bail should be reduced by $1 million. They ruled that cash bail should be used only to guarantee a defendant’s return to court and not public safety.
Three Republicans on the Ohio Supreme Court disagreed with the 4-3 ruling. Justice Patrick DeWine, who wrote one of the dissents,Opponents of Issue 1 say that it does not guarantee public safety, arguing that wealthier people can pay the bail or a bond to get out of jail, free to potentially commit the crime again. Poorer people, on the other hand, often cannot afford bail or bond. They lose their jobs, lose their housing and are away from their children, opponents say.
A campaign in favor of Issue 1 toured the state in a bus to draw attention to the issue. Proponents organized a coalition, but it’s unclear if it spent any money.In state and federal elections, noncitizens cannot vote. But in San Francisco, and communities in Vermont, Maryland and Massachusetts, noncitizens are allowed to vote in local elections, deciding tax matters and local leaders.approved a measure allowing non-citizens to vote in the village.
LaRose supports Issue 2, saying that local boards of election will have to run parallel elections systems for federal and state elections and local elections that allow noncitizens. State Rep. Mike Skindell, a Lakewood Democrat who opposes the amendment, said the amendment would prohibit 17-year-old voters from participating in primaries. In Ohio, 17-year-olds have been allowed to vote in primaries if they’ll be 18 at the time of the General Election since 1981.
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