2017 Ohio Issue 2

The Ohio Drug Price Relief Act was a ballot initiative in Ohio that would have made the state pay no higher of a price for prescription drugs than the lowest price that the United States Department of Veterans Affairs pays for them.^[1] It was voted on November 7, 2017, as Issue 2 on the ballot.^[2] The act was originally going to be voted on in November 2016, but the measure did not receive enough signatures. It was mostly funded by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation,^[3] the same organization that backed California Proposition 61.^[4] Supporters of the act said that it would lower drug prices and help save the state money, while opposers said that it was unworkable.^[2]

Issue 2

November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
Ohio Drug Price Relief Act
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 483,983 20.85% No 1,837,608 79.15% Total votes 2,321,591 100.00%
County results Precinct results No   90–100%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% Yes   90–100%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% Other   Tie   No votes

The initiative did not pass, failing by an almost 4 to 1 margin.^[5]

Results

Issue 2^[6]

Choice	Votes	%
No	1,837,608	79.15
Yes	483,983	20.85
Total votes	2,321,591	100.00