Tea-Publican Tyranny in Ohio: More than a million more signatures than needed for repeal of SB 5

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Stop_SB_5 Daily Kos reports the good news out of Ohio today. Campaign to repeal Ohio's SB 5 delivers more than 1,000,000 signatures:

The effort to get a referendum on Ohio's SB 5 needed 231,149 valid signatures from 44 counties. Today, pro-repeal groups marched in Columbus to deliver 1,298,301 petition signatures to the secretary of state.

Two weeks ago, when the repeal campaign announced that more than 700,000 signatures had been collected, Chris Bowers provided an overview:

The only public polls released on SB 5 have shown wide majorities of Ohio voter in favor of repeal. A Quinnipiac poll from mid-May showed repeal ahead 54%-36%, while a PPP poll from later in May showed repeal winning 55%-35%.

This signature gathering campaign does not just force a November referendum on the bill. It actually prevents the bill from going into law until the results of the referendum are certified. As such, if the repeal wins in November, which seems likely, then SB 5 will never become law. This is shaping up to become a total defeat for Ohio Governor John Kasich and his union-busting allies.

I wish the citizens of Arizona were this politically engaged and willing to fight back against the Tea-Publican tyranny.

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2 thoughts on “Tea-Publican Tyranny in Ohio: More than a million more signatures than needed for repeal of SB 5”

  2. Go Bucks! I am so proud of what these citizens have done to make sure their voices are heard! I share your feelings about wishing that we here in AZ had the same kind of chutzpah to change the awful tragectory this state is on.I fear that they may NEVER wake up because I see it getting worse, not better….and very few seem to care.

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