COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A proposed constitutional amendment that would set 16-year limits on legislators in the Ohio House or Senate has cleared its initial hurdle. Ohioans for Legislative Term Limits is the group seeking to close a loophole that's allowed multiple legislators to jump back and forth between the House and Senate after reaching the current eight-year limit in one chamber. The group's goal is to place the amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot. The Attorney General's office certified summary petition language as fair and truthful on Thursday. The issue goes next to the state Ballot Board.

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