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Commissioner urges residents to follow proposed Ohio constitutional amendment to ban data centers and explains signature rules
Summary
Vice President Robert E. Wirkner told residents how a certified petition titled “Prohibition of Construction of a Data Center” would amend the Ohio Constitution and outlined the signature thresholds required for the measure to reach the ballot.
Vice President Robert E. Wirkner used the March 30 meeting to brief residents on a certified petition that would add Section 36a to Article II of the Ohio Constitution to prohibit construction of data centers.
Wirkner explained the petition-certification process: the Ohio Attorney General’s office certified the petition title and summary after submission on March 16. He said petitioners must collect signatures from registered voters equal to at least 10% of the vote cast in the most recent gubernatorial election; those signatures must come from at least 44 of Ohio’s 88 counties, and in each of those counties the signatures must equal at least 5% of the vote cast in the most recent gubernatorial election. Wirkner described this as the opportunity for constituents to have their voices heard and encouraged interested residents to engage with the process.
The briefing was informational; no formal action was recorded.
