FormNo.6-I Prescribed bySecretary ofState (03-09)

INITIATIVEPETITION

(Municipality or Home Rule Township)

RevisedCode504.14,731.28-.41,3501.38,3503.06

NOTE:Prior to circulation of an initiative petition proposing an ordinance or measure, a certified copy of such ordinance or measure must be filedwith the City Auditor, Village clerk or Township Fiscal Officer (home rule township). This petition must be signed by ten percent of the number of electors in the city, village or unincorporated area of the township who voted for governor at the preceding gubernatorial election and must be filed with the City Auditor, Village Clerk or Township FiscalOfficer.

(NOTE–The below notice must be printed in red.)

NOTICE– Whoever knowingly signs this petition morethan once, signs a name other than his own, or signs when not a legal voter, is liable to prosecution.

To the ______Clerk of Council______of the _____City______of

(City Auditor, Village Clerk or Township Fiscal Officer) (City, Village or Township)

_ Toledo______, Ohio:

(Name of City, Village or Township)

We, the undersigned, electors of the ____City______of ____Toledo______, Ohio

(City, Village or Township) (Name of City, Village or Township)

respectfully propose to the electors of such city, village or township for their approval or rejection at the general election to be held on the __4th__ day of November, __2014 _ the following Ordinance:

The following is a full and correct copy of the title and text of the proposed Ordinance:

Toledo Initiative In Support of the Movement to Amend the U.S. Constitution To Establish That Corporations Are Not People And Money Is Not Speech

WHEREAS, free and fair elections are essential to American democracy and effective self-governance, and

WHEREAS, the U.S. Supreme Court, over several decades, has granted corporations the Constitutional rights of natural persons, most recently in a 2010 decision, Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission, in which a majority of the court overturned some provisions of the federal Campaign Reform Act enacted in 2002, and interpreted the First Amendment of theConstitution to give corporations the same free speech protections as natural persons; and

WHEREAS, the Court's decision in effect allows unlimited corporate spending to influence campaigns, elections, lawmaking and public policy decisions; and

WHEREAS, the Court's decisions severely restrict the ability of federal, state and local governments to enact reasonable campaign finance reforms and regulations regarding corporate political activity; and

WHEREAS, the preservation and protection of our democracy depends upon the informed participation of the citizens; and

WHEREAS, local governments, through public hearings and other means, can provide valuable opportunities for citizens to learn and discuss issues that have a profound impact on their lives; and

WHEREAS, the people of the United States have previously used the constitutional amendment process to correct decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court that are widely deemed to be egregious or wrongly decided or significantly out-of-step with the prevailing values of the populace; and

THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by initiative by the People of the City of Toledo, Ohio the new Chapter of the

Ordinances of the City of Toledo:

Section .01. Beginning in the year following passage of this initiative, the Mayor and City Council shall designate one day in the month ofMarch as “Democracy Day.” On this day, the Mayor and City Council shall sponsor a Public Hearing in a public space within the City. The City shall publicize the Public Hearing on its website and through area media at least one (1) month in advance of the Hearing. The Public Hearing will examine the impact of political contributions of corporations, unions, PACS and Super-PACS on the City, as well as other issues that arise from the Supreme Court’s decisions to give corporations the rights of real persons. The Mayor and at least one (1) CityCouncilperson shall submit testimony at the public hearing. In addition, all citizens of Toledo will be permitted to submitoral testimony for a period of at least 10 minutes per citizen.

Section .02. Within two (2) weeks following the Public Hearing, the Mayor shall send a letter to the Toledo members of the Ohio Legislature, the leaders of the Ohio House and Senate, and Toledo’s U S congressional delegation summarizing the main issues raised at the hearing and stating that the citizens of Toledo in November 2014 voted in support of a Citizens’ initiative calling for a constitutional amendment declaring:

A) Only human beings, not corporations, are legal persons with constitutional rights,

B) Money is not equivalent to speech, and therefore regulating political contributions and spending is not equivalent to limiting political speech.

Section .03. The annual Public Hearings will cease if and when a constitutional amendment reflecting the principles set forth in Section .02 is ratified by ¾ of state legislatures.

Section .04. This initiative shall take effect and be included in the City Ordinances at the earliest date permitted by law.

Wehereby designate the following petitioners as a committee to be regarded as filing this petition or its circulation:

NAME / RESIDENCE
Michael S. Ferner / 2975 113th Street, Toledo, Ohio 43611
Sean M. Nestor / 4640 288th Street, Toledo, Ohio 43611
Marilyn Lou Bernstein / 4640 282nd Street, Toledo, Ohio 43611
Waldo W. Bush / 2438 Broadway Street, Toledo, Ohio 43609
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Susan Ellen Carter / 2975 113th Street, Toledo, Ohio 43611
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CIRCULATORSTATEMENT–Mustbecompletedandsignedbycirculator.

I, , declare under penalty ofelection falsification that I

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resideat the address appearing below my signature; that I amthe circulator of the foregoing petition containing signatures; that I witnessed the affixing of every signature; that all signers were to

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thebest of my knowledge and belief qualified to sign;and that every signatureis to the best of my knowledge and belief the signature of the person whose signature itpurports to be or of an attorney in fact acting pursuant to section 3501.382 of the Revised Code.

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