claim: an effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be "the first time in ohio history where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum."
author: eric kearney
evidence_1: read about differences in types of initiatives and recall efforts. ... the first state to  adopt the initiative was south dakota in 1898. ... 215,844, so an initiative would  have had to receive at least l07,923 votes to be passed. ... the popular  referendum is a device which allows voters to approve or repeal an act of the  legislature.
evidence_2: an effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be "the first time in ohio history  where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum." — politifact ohio on ...
evidence_3: in the politics of the united states, the process of initiatives and referendums  allow citizens of many u.s. states to place new legislation on a popular ballot, or  to place legislation that has recently been passed by a legislature on a ballot for  a popular vote. ... in many u.s. states, ballot measures may originate by several  different ...
evidence_4: aug 7, 2018 ... proposition a, passed by republicans in 2017, would have made it illegal for  unions to ... it's the first time voters have overturned right-to-work laws through a  ballot ... missouri voters made history on tuesday, blocking the state's ... law  through a ballot referendum since ohio did something similar in 2011.
evidence_5: a "yes" vote would have kept the law, while a "no" vote would have repealed the  law. ... "a referendum petition on amended substitute senate bill number 5  passed by ... governor john kasich (r) argued the proposed law was not an  attempt to ... in ohio and throughout our country: i believe that issue 2 is needed  reform.