On September 10, 2021, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine kicked the can down the road yet again by pushing back execution dates and saying he is doing so because Ohio doesn't have a mechanism to carry out the law. It's time for Governor DeWine to lead Ohio to repeal its death penalty once and for all! Sign this petition urging Governor Mike DeWine to lead the effort to end Ohio's death penalty.

Background

In 2014 the Supreme Court Joint Task Force on the Administration of Ohio's Death Penalty made 56 recommendations to increase the accuracy and fairness in the capital punishment system. To-date, neither the report as a whole nor the most substantive of these reform recommendations have been considered by the Ohio General Assembly. Now executions are on hold again as the state finds itself without a mechanism to carry out executions, and no wherewithal to either adopt a new lethal injection protocol or revert to a more archaic method of killing prisoners.

Governor DeWine took office in 2019 with 24 executions already scheduled, and not one has taken place. Now there are 29 scheduled executions. Governor DeWine can lead on this issue by telling the Ohio General Assembly to pass Senate Bill 103 and House Bill 183, legislation to repeal Ohio's death penalty.

Click here to learn more about Ohio's death penalty and the Task Force recommendations.

NOTE: This petition language may be adjusted to address changing situations and leadership in the Ohio executive office or general assembly.