Ohio petition summary ruled untruthful
An Ohio consitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages and civil unions may reach the ballots this fall if a petition can get enough signatures. However, a judge has ruled that the state requirement to use a summary of the proposition on the petition is unconstitutional. The summary in question has been called unfair and untruthful by gay rights advocates because it does not tell the full story of what the amendment would ban. The amendment is only two sentences, and the judge felt it unnecessary to summarize it. The petitions with the summary may still be circulated though, because the judge ruled he could not censor their free speech.
Cincinatti Enquirer
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