State ex rel. Maxcy v. Saferin (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 26} I respectfully dissent. I would address the constitutional issue actually raised, briefed, and argued by the parties in this case, and I would hold that a limited portion of 2016 Sub.H.B. No. 463 ("H.B. 463") is unconstitutional for the reasons stated in my separate opinion in *1173State ex rel. Flak v. Betras , 152 Ohio St.3d 244, 2017-Ohio-8109, 95 N.E.3d 329, ¶ 54 (Fischer, J., dissenting).

{¶ 27} The majority opinion may in many ways undermine the rights that are guaranteed to Ohioans under their own state Constitution. First, the majority opinion applies a provision of the Ohio…