Quick question: Should Ohio issue blackout license plates?

Whoever thought “Ohio license plates,” “sleek” and “hip” could be used in the same sentence?

Apparently state senators.

The Ohio Senate on May 20 unanimously advanced a bill that would allow drivers here to buy blackout license plates. The plates would feature a black background and white lettering with no other designs.

The bill’s next step would be the Ohio House.

Other states already allow the popular plates.

Motorists would be charged $40 for the plates plus a $10 administrative fee, according to reporting by state government reporter Jessie Balmert.

The funds would support first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder and highway safety.

Tell us what you think?

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio blackout license plates bill: Do you support it? | Opinion poll