Paid Sick Days Initiative Launches Signature Drive Today

Today is the deadline for the General Assembly to vote on the Ohio Healthy Families Act, and it isn't going to happen. Only one hearing was held, and no further action was taken.

So, at 2:00 p.m. today at the Coumbus office of ProgressOhio, 251 S. 3rd Street, there will be a gathering of supporters to kick off the the signature gathering phase of the Paid Sick Days campaign. Only 120,583 valid signatures of registered Ohio voters are needed to get the popular paid sick days measure on the November ballot. The Ohioans for Healthy Families Coalition easily exceeded the number of signatures required to put the issue before the General Assembly this past January, so there is little doubt that this new signature gathering effort can succeed if people get out and volunteer.

If you can't make it to the kick off event today, you can sign up to volunteer and even download a signature petition form at the Paid Sick Days site.