Election Efforts Slowed In Decision

Backers of an effort, aimed at updating Ohio’s voting laws, appeal to the state Supreme Court, claiming the state ballot board misinterpreted the state’s single subject rule when it severed their proposal into four separate ballot issues. Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections officials say at issue at the high court is the state Ballot Board’s decision Monday to break apart the package of reforms envisioned for the November ballot. The decision increases the effort, expense and time to get the proposals before voters.