Ohio AG Yost & Ohio Ballot Board Certify Petition To End Qualified Immunity
When will petitioning start?
Petitioning will start in the beginning of April.
Why wait until April?
This is because the petition that was certified by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost lacks a title, which could face legal challenges from people like Yost who are opposed to ending qualified immunity.
The OCEQI is currently suing Yost in the federal courts on first amendment violation grounds due to his repeated, and increasingly unfounded, rejections of the Protecting Ohioans Constitutional Rights amendment. The case is Brown v. Yost (2:24-cv-01401). Success in this case would certify our March 5, 2024 submission.
Then what?
At least 413,488 valid petition signatures must be submitted to the Secretary of State’s office by July 2, 2025
The Secretary of State’s office must have a count of the number of valid signatures by July 22, 2025
The Ohio Ballot Board writes and certifies the title and amendment summary language that will appear on the ballot along with the amendment by August 21, 2025
Ohio votes on November 4, 2025
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