Rather than protecting people's rights to local self-government and clean air and water, our legal and governing structures are designed to protect corporations as they…
Press Release: Ohio Supreme Court Rules Against Secretary of State
The Ohio Supreme Court rules in favor of the democratic rights of citizens, and against the Ohio Secretary of State's claimed "unfettered authority" to block…
The Athens News: Bill of rights/charter won’t be on November ballot in Athens
Ohio Supreme Court keeps Home Ruler charter initiatives off the November ballot in three Ohio counties; slaps Secretary of State's wrist for attempting to keep…
Government and Corporations Collude Against the People: Ohio Is a Corporate State
Ohio government officials, both locally and at the state level, use oil and gas industry law firms in an attempt to keep the people's ballot…
Citizens should be able to vote on charters against pipelines
Thank you, Paul Wohlfarth, for your 7/28 LTE raising awareness about the hazards of pipelines and the Waterville compressor station and for pointing out that…
Cleveland Scene: Medina County Citizens Protesting Jon Husted’s Petition Review Process
Citizens from Medina, Fulton and Athens counties in Ohio are gathering in Columbus today to protest Secretary of State Jon Husted's ruling that those counties'…
The Republic: Fracking foes in 3 Ohio counties say elections chief exceeded authority to block ballot issues
Three Ohio counties argue in their filing to the Ohio Supreme Court that the Secretary of State overstepped his authority in removing their county charter…
Press Release: Ohio Citizens Protest Against Secretary of State for denying their Constitutional Right to Vote
Ohio residents will demonstrate in downtown Columbus on Wednesday, against Ohio Secretary of State's recent decision to remove three Home Rule county charter initiatives from…
EcoWatch: Corporate Rights Trump Democracy in Ohio Fracking Fight
People who oppose having their communities transformed into corporate resource colonies are familiar with the Halliburton Loophole, a secretly drafted edict that places the oil…
NGI’s Shale Daily: Ohio Organizers Sue Secretary of State For Invalidating Anti-Fracking Petitions
The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) has filed a lawsuit against Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted for his recent decision to invalidate petitions…
Press Release: Fracking Fight Heats Up in Ohio
COLUMBUS, OH: With the oil and gas industry already reveling in a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision stripping local control on fracking and other extraction…
The Olympian: Fracking foes sue Ohio elections chief over ballot ruling
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Residents in three Ohio counties contend in a lawsuit that Secretary of State Jon Husted violated their rights when he invalidated ballot…
A New Movement for Community Self-Determination
Blogger David Bollier sees Community Rights Networks as an antidote to corporations forcing themselves into communities and causing harm.
Vindy.com: Petition decision & tyranny
Once again, political tyranny rears its ugly head as Ohio Secretary Of State Jon Husted maintains that as chief executive over elections, he is using…
Anti-frackers hope to make Youngstown’s November ballot
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - In Athens, Fulton and Medina Counties Ohio's Secretary of State, Jon Husted, declared anti-fracking ballot initiatives will not be put before voters…
Ohio counties can’t vote to ban fracking, Husted rules
Residents of three counties won’t be voting this November on whether to allow fracking, based on a ruling Thursday by Ohio Secretary of State Jon…
Press Release: Ohio Secretary of State Denies Ohio Citizens their Constitutional Right to Vote
COLUMBUS, OH: The Ohio Secretary of State, Jon Husted, declared that the citizens of Medina, Fulton, and Athens Counties may not vote on their own…
August Update: Chomsky, Hedges, Unions Endorse Worker Bill of Rights
Learn the latest news on Spokane, WA's, Worker Bill of Rights, read Community Rights Paper #5 on Citizens United, and join us for the launching…
Media Statement: Meigs County Commissioners Resort to Chicanery to Keep County Charter Initiative off the Ballot
MEIGS COUNTY, OH: Frustrated by the efforts of the Meigs County Commissioners to keep residents’ community rights county charter initiative off the November ballot, the…
Ohio Secretary of State to decide on charter protest this week
The Ohio Secretary of State’s Office is expected to make a decision by this Thursday on whether a proposed charter government for Athens County will…
Ohio Community Rights Network: Join with OHCRN to grow the Community Rights Movement today!
A video on the work of OHCRN in growing Community Rights to help protect all Ohioans from harmful activities threatening clean air, pure water, and…
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