State Ex Rel. City of Brecksville v. Husted

{¶ 19} I respectfully dissent.

{¶ 20} This case raises an important constitutional question regarding the scope of the right of initiative established by the Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section If, which provides:

The initiative and referendum powers are hereby reserved to the people of each municipality on all questions which such municipalities may now or hereafter be authorized by law to control by legislative action; such powers shall be exercised in the manner now or hereafter provided by law.

Section If thus sets forth an important limitation on the people’s reserved power of…