Ohio A.G. Warns About Intimidating People Seeking Referendum

Ohio’s attorney general is warning people accused of intimidating or assaulting opponents of an energy industry bailout law to knock it off.

There have been several reports of House Bill 6 opponents being harassed while asking for signatures for their petition.

Attorney General Dave Yost has a reminder for anyone trying to block the petition.

“People that oppose this referendum have a 1st amendment right to oppose it, but that right ends where intimidation and coercion begin.”

The group Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts is working to collect 266,000 signatures.

If they do, the measure to overturn House Bill 6 would go on the ballot in November of 2020.