In 2023, the Attorney General’s Office issued legal analyses of Issues 1 and 2 with the intent of elevating the discussion around these proposed constitutional amendments by helping voters understand how the proposals would affect and differ from existing law.
Despite our genuine desire to provide Ohioans with impartial analyses of these issues, both sides of the debate selectively chose components of them to promote their own entrenched positions.
Consequently, I have decided that we will not issue an analysis of Issue 1 on the November 2024 ballot. Moreover, a preliminary legal review of Issue 1 highlighted numerous undefined and ambiguous terms, making it impossible to opine authoritatively on the proposal.