Referendum on bailout of nuclear plants unconstitutional, attorney claims - News - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH

Referendum on bailout of nuclear plants unconstitutional, attorney claims - News - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH: Pro-House Bill 6 forces are arguing that Ohio voters shouldn't get to decide a possible referendum to repeal the nuclear-plant bailout law because the consumer fees it imposes constitute a tax.And the Ohio Constitution forbids a public vote to repeal laws implementing taxes, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's legal counsel was told by prominent Columbus lawyer John W. Zeiger."The secretary of state therefore has a clear legal duty pursuant (to state law) to reject the referendum petition on