Republican-Controlled State Supreme Court Calls Husted Out For Lying
on Issue 2 Ballot Language, Strikes Down Ballot Summary
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Today, the Republican-controlled State Supreme Court called Secretary of State Jon Husted out for lying in his proposed ballot language about Issue 2, forcing the Ohio Ballot Board to reconvene and approve new language that accurately describes the ballot initiative. In response to the ruling, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern released the following statement:
“For months, Secretary Husted has engaged in a pattern of deceiving voters, doing everything he can to decrease access to the polls. Thankfully, Husted has finally gotten called out by members of his own political party for writing manipulative ballot language and lying about Issue 2.”
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