Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine this morning certified that the Freedom to Marry and Religious Freedom Amendment can move forward with revised language to overturn Ohio's same sex marriage ban.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine this morning certified that the Freedom to Marry and Religious Freedom Amendment can move forward with revised language to overturn Ohio�s same sex marriage ban.



DeWine said the wording is a �fair and truthful� statement of the proposed law. He does not evaluate the content otherwise.



The proposal for a constitutional amendment now goes to the Ohio Ballot Board to determine if it contains a single or multiple issues. It would not be for the ballot this year.



The issue changes the wording slightly by changing a section about religious organizations.



The FreedomOhio campaign is also working on an initiated statue to prohibit discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations.



The full text of DeWine�s letter and the amendment petition are here: www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/BallotInitiatives.



Meanwhile, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Black is expected to issue a ruling today requiring the state to recognize same-gender couples legally married elsewhere.



(A previous story incorrectly indicated a different issue.)



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