Election 2018: Views on Issue 1

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Election 2018: Views on Issue 1

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Published October 10, 2018 at 4:33 PM EDT

photo of prison bars — Issue 1 would change how Ohio punishes drug offenders.

In November, Ohioans will decide whether or not to amend the state constitution with a provision that addresses how the state handles drug offenders. Issue 1, which is titled To Reduce Penalties for Crimes of Obtaining, Possessing, and Using Illegal Drugs, would add a new Section 12 to Article XV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio. The official language of the proposal is here:

The League of Women Voters offers a summary of the .

Here are links to the stories WKSU has published regarding views on Issue 1:

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Sarah Taylor

A Northeast Ohio native, Sarah Taylor graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where she worked at her first NPR station, WMUB. She began her professional career at WCKY-AM in Cincinnati and spent two decades in television news, the bulk of them at WKBN in Youngstown (as Sarah Eisler). For the past three years, Sarah has taught a variety of courses in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State, where she is also pursuing a Master鈥檚 degree. Sarah and her husband Scott, have two children. They live in Tallmadge.

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