Ohio lawmakers float new constitutional amendment

Ohio lawmakers float new constitutional amendment

Source: Columbus Dispatch

10/24/2023

Credit: Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch

Ohioans may decide next year whether they should have the right to hunt and fish.

State lawmakers proposed a constitutional amendment that, if passed, would guarantee the ability to "hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife that are traditionally pursued." The measure has its first committee hearing Wednesday and will need support from three-fifths of the House and Senate to appear on the ballot.

Rep. Ron Ferguson, R-Wintersville, said he hopes to put the question before voters in November 2024. Backers of redistricting reform are also targeting that election for their proposal to create a citizen mapmaking commission for congressional and statehouse districts.

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