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Ohio State Bar Association
10/17/2018
OSBA Launches Statewide Campaign Urging a NO Vote on State Issue
“The Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) today launched a statewide campaign urging Ohio Voters to reject State Issue 1 this November. “

Ohio State Bar Association
9/13/2018
Statement from OSBA President Robin Weaver: Ohio State Bar Association Opposes Issue 1
“Make no mistake, by removing accountability for defendants and shifting the cost burden to local governments, this proposal will set Ohio back.”
Editorials from Ohio News Outlets Opposing Issue 1

Columbus Dispatch
10/7/2018
No on Issue 1: Major Reforms require more deliberation
“The problem with Issue 1 is that it attempts to turn around decades of criminal-justice policy in one fell swoop by tweaking a few key levers.”

Akron Beacon Journal
10/7/2018
Beacon Journal/Ohio.com editorial board: No on Issue 1
“Someone could possess as much as 19 grams of fentanyl, enough to kill thousands, and still face misdemeanor charges.”

Canton Repository
10/7/18
Editorial: Vote ‘no’ on state Isssue 1
“This employs an ax when a surgical tool is needed.”

Sandusky Register
10/2/2018
Vote ‘NO’on Issue 1
“The amendment to the constitution was not written by state lawmakers — the proper place where adjustments in sentencing should be considered — but rather with a private group.”

Canton Repository (O’Connor Op-ed)
9/2/2018
Ohio chief justice: Disaster looms if State Issue 1 passes
“Issue 1 may be well-intentioned in design, but its passage would gravely endanger Ohioans.”

Cleveland Plain Dealer
9/23/2018
No on Issue 1 reclassifying Ohio drug crimes: endorsement editorial
“By taking jail time off the table, Issue 1 would deny Ohio courts needed leverage in persuading drug offenders to get treatment.”