Ohio Minimum-Wage Backers Sue to Ease Ballot Rules Due to Virus

An Ohio campaign to put a minimum-wage proposal on November ballots asked a court to ease the state’s signature-gathering requirements in light of statewide stay-at-home orders and business closures during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The lawsuit, filed by campaign organizer Ohioans for Raising the Wage, said the state’s requirements for sending a proposal to voters are “unduly burdensome on Plaintiffs’ constitutional rights in light of the COVID-19 public health crisis and must be enjoined.” The ACLU of Ohio filed a motion to intervene in the case on Tuesday.

If it reaches the ballot and wins voter approval in November, the ...