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52Nov 3 election

Issue 1: Drug and Criminal Justice Policies Initiative

Did not pass with 37% yes.

Issue 1 · Initiative · Ohio, November 6, 2018

Yes
1,623,933
37%. The passing rule is not on file.
No
2,769,140
63%
  1. Qualified (Done)

    By voters’ signatures

  2. On the ballot (Done)

    Issue 1

  3. Election day (Done)

    November 6, 2018

  4. Did not pass (Current step)

    37% yes

What a yes vote does

make offenses related to drug possession and use no more than misdemeanors, prohibit courts from ordering persons on probation for felonies be sent to prison for non-criminal probation violations; create a sentence credits program for inmates' participation in rehabilitative, work, or educational programs; and require the state to spend savings due to a reduction of inmates, resulting from Issue 1, on drug treatment, crime victim, and rehabilitation programs.

What moved

How it got on the ballot

By petition. Voters’ signatures put it on the ballot.

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