Ohio victims' rights effort certified for fall ballot

Ohio's elections chief has certified for the fall ballot a proposed constitutional amendment giving crime victims and their families the same rights as the accused.The office of Secretary of State Jon Husted said Monday that proponents of the proposal had submitted more than 371,000 valid signatures, above the required number of about 305,000.The proposal is dubbed Marsy's Law for Ohio. It would require that victims and their families be notified of all court proceedings, be allowed to tell thei