Marsy's Law for Ohio crime victims ballot initiative approved for November ballot
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio voters will decide this November whether to strengthen crime victims' rights enumerated in the state constitution by voting on Marsy's Law for Ohio.
Officially called the Ohio Crime Victims Bill of Rights, the proposed constitutional amendment was certified Monday by the Ohio secretary of state. If the measure is approved by voters, Ohio would be the sixth state to enact such protections for victims of crime.
"We are excited that Ohioans will be able to vote on placing basic, enforceable rights for victims of crime into the state constitution," said Henry Nicholas, a California philanthropist who started the Marsy's Law effort in memory of his sister Marsy.
The measure joins the Ohio Drug Price Relief Act, a citizen-proposed law that aims to lower state spending on prescription medicine, on the November 7 ballot.
Read more: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/07/marsys_law_for_ohio_crime_vict_1.html
