Limit spending to the rates of inflation and population growth combined, or 3.5 percent a year, whichever was greater, and require voter approval of tax increases. Status: certified for ballot.

Limit spending to the rates of inflation and population growth combined, or 3.5 percent a year, whichever was greater, and require voter approval of tax increases. Status: certified for ballot.
Cap state revenue at 5.5 percent of the total business and personal income earned in the state. Any revenue beyond that amount would go into a rainy day fund and another fund to ease Ohioans' state tax bills. Status: language to be determined.
Require proprietors of public places or workplaces to ban smoking in enclosed spaces. Status: ready to go to Legislature in January.
Raise the state minimum wage -- it's been at $4.25 an hour since 1991 -- to $6.85. Status: collecting signatures to qualify for ballot.
Require the state's 612 school districts to spend at least 65 percent of their operating budgets on instructional expenditures. Status: language to be determined.
A single ballot issue to allow casino gambling in Ohio, rather than competing plans. Status: in negotiations.