“When somebody wants to put something on the ballot, it’s not a question of wether Mike Dewine likes it or doesn’t like it. …  The question is: Is it a concise and accurate representation of what that ballot initiative would do. And our lawyers looked at it and said, ‘Yes it was.’”

Now that the Supreme Court has agreed, the issue could be on the statewide ballot as early as next fall.

Backers of gay marriage need more than 358 thousand valid petition signatures.