Issue #5 on the Ohio General Electoin Ballot

As was pointed out, there was in fact a smoking ban placed on all businesses that have less than 85% of their income come from tobacco in Allegheny county, including the city of Pittsburgh. This is my hometown.

I am now residing in Ohio, and all Ohioan please take a look at this, this is up for a STATE WIDE smoking Ban.

This is how it will read on the ballot on November 7th:

5 PROPOSED LAW

(Proposed by Initiative Petition)

To enact Chapter 3794. of the Ohio Revised Code to restrict smoking in places of employment and most places open to the public.

The proposed law would:

Prohibit smoking in public places and places of employment;

Exempt from the smoking restrictions certain locations, including private residences (except during the hours that the residence operates as a place of business involving non-residents of the private residence), designated smoking rooms in hotels, motels, and other lodging facilities; designated smoking areas for nursing home residents; retail tobacco stores, outdoor patios, private clubs, and family-owned and operated places of business;

Authorize a uniform statewide minimum standard to protect workers and the public from secondhand tobacco smoke;

Allow for the declaration of an establishment, facility, or outdoor area as nonsmoking;

Require the posting of “No Smoking” signs, and the removal of all ashtrays and similar receptacles from any area where smoking is prohibited;

Specify the duties of the department of health to enforce the smoking restrictions;

Create in the state treasury the “smoke free indoor air fund;”

Provide for the enforcement of the smoking restrictions and for the imposition of civil fines upon anyone who violates the smoking restrictions.

http://www.smokefreeohio.org/oh/about/B ... guage.aspx

This is being spearheaded by the "do gooders" at SmokefreeOhio.org. I have already told them my opinion.

But here is some altenative legislation....

Vote yes to this:

Issue #4

4 PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
(Proposed by Initiative Petition)
To adopt Section 12 of Article XV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio.
This proposed amendment would prohibit smoking in enclosed areas except tobacco stores, private residences or nonpublic facilities, separate smoking areas in restaurants, most bars, bingo and bowling facilities, separated areas of hotels and nursing homes, and race tracks. The amendment would invalidate retroactively any ordinance or local law in effect, and would prohibit the
future adoption of any ordinance or local law to the extent such ordinance or law prohibited smoking or tobacco products in anyplace exempted by the amendment.


PLEASE VOTE YES to ISSUE #4 and NO to ISSUE #5