Citizen-Initiated Constitutional Amendment. Either branch of the General Assembly may propose amendments to the Ohio Constitution.Ohioans will vote on this issue, State Issue 1, through a specially created August 8 election. This is an unprecedented move. The current state constitution has 19 articles. The current Ohio Constitution has been amended 173 times. Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. States offer multiple paths for amending their constitutions, which are much easier to change than the federal Constitution. States offer multiple paths for amending their constitutions, which are much easier to change than the federal Constitution. The Court ruled the attorney general cannot reject a petition for a proposed constitutional amendment based on its title.