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Robert McColley: “Section 6 of Article 11 [of the Ohio Constitution] is…”

Featuring: Robert McColley, Republican | Ohio State Senate, District 1

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Ohio Senate Podcast: Senator Rob McCauley Discusses Redistricting and Article 11

Published | Video Starts at 06:13

That cannot easily be found anywhere in the Ohio constitution, which was a polite yet very stern pushback on the four member majorities. Exactly. And so when you look at Section 6 of Article 11 [of the Ohio Constitution] is aspirational. It says, you shall attempt to do these. It doesn't say you shall do it. And in the absence of the shall language, clearly the drafters and the voters approved something that says, you shall do these things, you shall attempt to do others. (06:13–07:29)

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Asserts that Section 6 of Article 11 is aspirational, not mandatory.

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