Follow-Up: Ohio GOP Leaders Reject Constitutional Amendment to Curb Governor-Elect Amy Acton's Veto
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's Republican legislative leaders on November 10 poured cold water on a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at weakening the veto power of Governor-elect Amy Acton, the Columbus Dispatch reported.
Acton, a Democrat, defeated Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in the November 3 gubernatorial election, becoming the first Democrat elected governor of Ohio in 20 years. Republicans also lost their supermajority in the state House, meaning they can no longer override a governor's veto on party-line votes alone.
Republican state Rep. Ron Ferguson had proposed amending the constitution to let the legislature override a gubernatorial veto by simple majority instead of the current three-fifths, and to put the amendment before voters in a referendum next May. House Speaker Matt Huffman said organizing a campaign and raising the necessary funds in such a short time would be very difficult, and Senate President Rob McColley also expressed reservations. Huffman added, however, that lawmakers may consider other changes to state government before year's end and will evaluate related proposals one by one.
Since Acton's victory, attention has focused on whether the Republican-led legislature might use the November–December lame-duck session to weaken the incoming governor's powers. Gov. Mike DeWine has hinted he would veto any legislation that drastically changes the governor's power. Acton takes office in January.
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
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