05/08/2025

Opponents of Ohio's Anti-DE&I Senate Bill 1 Cleared to Collect Signatures

They are gathering signatures for a referendum to repeal it

An effort to block the sweeping higher education law, Senate Bill 1, can now collect signatures to put the anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) legislation up for a statewide vote.

A group of Youngstown State University faculty is leading the effort to block Senate Bill 1, an extensive revision of higher education policy in Ohio. But they are on a tight timeline: they have until the end of June to collect about 248,000 valid signatures to make the fall ballot.

On May 5, they cleared their first hurdle. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost certified the title and summary language for the proposed referendum to repeal Senate Bill 1.

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