As Ohioans stewed over statewide budget cuts last week, two state representatives held an understated press conference to announce plans for a bill that would allow a recall of Governor John Kasich. In order to make the November ballot, the bill would require collection of signatures amounting to 15 percent of all votes cast in the last election — about 230,000 in all.
The duo, Democrats Mike Foley of Cleveland and Bob Hagan of Youngstown, plan to introduce the bill this week. Foley expects to get at least one committee hearing before having his work shoved back to the black hole of dead legislation by the Republicans who control the chamber.
This article appears in Apr 6-12, 2011.
