List of Ohio ballot measures

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List of measures

Ohio ballot measures come in several different varieties:

• legislatively-referred state statute - Appears on a state's ballot as a ballot measure because the state legislature in that state voted to put it before the voters.
• initiated state statute - Earns a spot on the ballot when sponsors collect signatures according to the laws governing the initiative process in Ohio.
• legislatively-referred constitutional amendment - A constitutional amendment that appears on a state's ballot as a ballot measure because the state legislature in that state voted to put it before the voters.
• initiated constitutional amendment - An amendment to a state's constitution that comes about through the initiative process.
• Veto referenda - When citizens of Ohio disagree with a statute or legislative bill enacted by the state legislature, they can collect signatures to force the issue to a vote. If enough signatures are collected, the bill is placed on the statewide ballot.

See also: History of Initiative & Referendum in Ohio

List of election years with ballot measures

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2012

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Issue 1	Constitutional convention	Would create a convention to revise, alter or amend the state constitution.	d
CICA	Issue 2	Redistricting	Would create a citizen commission to draw legislative and congressional district maps.	d

See also: Ohio 2012 ballot measures and 2012 ballot measures

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2011

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Judicial reform	Would raise the maximum age for judicial office pursuant to election from 70 to 75.	d
VR	Issue 2	Labor	Would repeal a measure which limits collective bargaining for public employees in the state.	d
CICA	Issue 3	Health care	Exempt residents of Ohio from national health care mandates.	a

See also: Ohio 2011 ballot measures and 2011 ballot measures

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2010

May 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Issue 1	Bond issues	Authorize the state to spend $1 billion over five years through bonding on the Ohio Third Frontier program	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Gambling	Change the location from the Arena District to the former Delphi Corp. auto-parts plant	a

See also: Ohio 2010 ballot measures and 2010 ballot measures

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2009

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bonds	$200 million for vets of Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Animals	Established board to set livestock care standards	a
CICA	Issue 3	Gambling	Allowed casinos in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo	a

See also: Ohio 2009 ballot measures and 2009 ballot measures

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2008

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Direct democracy	Change deadline for submitting signatures on initiatives from 90 days pre-election to 125 days pre-election	a
LBM	Issue 2	Bond issues	Borrow $400 million for environmental conservation, preservation and revitalization purposes	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Property rights	Great Lakes Water Compact	a
VR	Issue 5	Veto referendum	A "yes" vote puts a cap on interest rate payday lenders can charge	a
CICA	Issue 6	Gambling	Would allow one $600,000,000 resort/casino in Ohio	d

See also: Ohio 2008 ballot measures and 2008 ballot measures

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2006

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Measure 2	Minimum wage	Raise the state minimum wage rate from $5.15 to $6.85.	a
CICA	Measure 3	Gambling	Permit up to 31,500 slot machines at seven horse racing tracks and at two Cleveland locations.	d
CICA	Measure 4	Smoking ban	Provide a smoking ban in enclosed areas with certain exceptions.	d
CISS	Measure 5	Smoking ban	Restrict smoking in places of employment and most places open to the public.	a

See also: Ohio 2006 ballot measures and 2006 ballot measures

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2005

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bond issues	$1.35 billion indebtedness for "local government infrastructure"	a
CICA	Issue 2	Elections and campaigns	Expand to all electors the choice to vote by absentee ballot in all elections.	d
CICA	Issue 3	Elections and campaigns	Revised limits on political contributions, public disclosure requirements	d
CICA	Issue 4	Elections	Create a state redistricting commission with responsibility for creating legislative districts.	d
CICA	Issue 5	Administration of gov't	Create an appointed board to administer elections.	d

See also: Ohio 2005 ballot measures and 2005 ballot measures

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2004

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Marriage	Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by state	a

See also: Ohio 2004 ballot measures and 2004 ballot measures

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2003

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bonds	$500 million to "stimulate economic growth."	d

See also: Ohio 2003 ballot measures and 2003 ballot measures

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2002

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Marijuana	Drug treatment in lieu of incarceration	d

See also: Ohio 2002 ballot measures and 2002 ballot measures

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2000

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bonds	$200 million bonds for environmental projects	a

See also: Ohio 2000 ballot measures and 2000 ballot measures

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1999

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bond Issue	Authorize the state to pay for capital facilities for local public school districts	a

See also: Ohio 1999 ballot measures and 1999 ballot measures

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1998

May 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bonds	Authorize the state to issue bonds to pay costs of facilities for public schools	d
LRCA	Issue 2	Taxes	A one percent sales tax increase to go toward schools and property tax relief	d

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Issue 1	Hunting	Remove mourning doves from the definition of game birds	d

See also: Ohio 1998 ballot measures and 1998 ballot measures

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1997

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Judiciary	Allow a court to deny bail when a person is charged with a felony offense	a
VR	Issue 2	Labor	Allow citizens to vote on the law passed by the General Assembly concerning worker's compensation laws	d

See also: Ohio 1997 ballot measures and 1997 ballot measures

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1996

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Gambling	Authorize the establishment of riverboat casino gambling	d

See also: Ohio 1996 ballot measures and 1996 ballot measures

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1995

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Law Enforcement	Governor must follow regulations when granting commutations to criminals	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Transportation	Public infrastructure spending	a

See also: Ohio 1995 ballot measures and 1995 ballot measures

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1994

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Criminal Justice	Changes the procedure for appeals of cases in which the death penalty is imposed	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Criminal Justice	Affords victims of criminal offenses constitutional rights	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Education	Increases opportunities for state residents for higher education	a
CICA	Issue 4	Taxes	Prohibits wholesale tax on soft drinks	a

See also: Ohio 1994 ballot measures and 1994 ballot measures

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1993

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bond issue	Authorize bonds for improving state and local parks	a

See also: Ohio 1993 ballot measures and 1993 ballot measures

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1992

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Issue 1	ConCon	Establishes a state constitutional convention?	d
CICA	Issue 2	Term Limits	Places term limits on Ohio's U.S. Congressional delegation	a
CICA	Issue 3	Term Limits	Places term limits on the Lt. Governor, the Secretary of State, and other constitutional officers	a
CICA	Issue 4	Term Limits	Places term limits on the Ohio State Legislature	a
CISS	Issue 5	Business	Requires businesses to place warning labels on toxic substances	d

See also: Ohio 1992 ballot measures and 1992 ballot measures

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1990

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Housing	Allows the state to provide housing and housing assistance	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Taxes	Allow surviving spouses to receive a homestead tax reduction	a
CICA	Issue 3	Gaming	Authorize the licensing of a casino in Lorain	d

See also: Ohio 1990 ballot measures and 1990 ballot measures

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1989

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	State executives	How Governor of Ohio will fill any vacancies in position of Ohio's lieutenant governor between elections	a

See also: Ohio 1989 ballot measures and 1989 ballot measures

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1987

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Education	Requires proceeds from state lottery to be used for education	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Tax Revenue	Permits state to finance or assist local governments in financing improvements	a
CICA	Issue 3	Elections	Changes the way Ohio selects its Supreme Court and Appeals Court Judges	a

See also: Ohio 1987 ballot measures and 1987 ballot measures

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1985

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bonds	Allow the state to issue bonds to finance coal research	a

See also: Ohio 1985 ballot measures and 1985 ballot measures

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1983

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Alcohol	Set the minimum age for drinking beer at 21	d
CICA	Issue 2	Taxes	Require a 3/5ths majority of the General Assembly to raise taxes	d
CICA	Issue 3	Taxes	Repeal all taxes passed since 1982	d

See also: Ohio 1983 ballot measures and 1983 ballot measures

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1982

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bonds	Bonds to build lower-cost housing	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Taxes	Sales tax increase to fund a high speed rail system	d
CICA	Issue 3	Elections	Change to system where members of the Public Utility Commission are elected	d

See also: Ohio 1982 ballot measures and 1982 ballot measures

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1981

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Labor	Worker's compensation insurance can be issued by private companies	d
CICA	Issue 2	Redistricting	General Assembly and Congressional redistricting	d

See also: Ohio 1981 ballot measures and 1981 ballot measures

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1980

June 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Utilities	Authorize public financing of electric generating facilities	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	Housing	Authorize the state to borrow money for the purpose of making low cost housing available	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 3	Bonds	Authorize the issuance of bonds for construction of highways, roads, and streets	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 4	Local governance	Change the method by which copies of county charters are delivered to voters	d

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiated Issue 1	Taxes	Restructure state taxes on income, property and corporations	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Taxes	Authorize the General Assembly to classify real property for tax purposes	a

See also: Ohio 1980 ballot measures and 1980 ballot measures

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1979

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Commerce	Mandatory deposits on bottles	d

See also: Ohio 1979 ballot measures and 1979 ballot measures

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1978

June 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1, Ballot Board	Elections	Require the Ohio Ballot Board to write ballot language for statewide ballot measures	a

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1, County Governments	Local governance	Procedures for adopting a charter form of county government	a
LRCA	Issue 2, Prison Labor	Law enforcement	Allow General Assembly to regulate prison labor by law	a

See also: Ohio 1978 ballot measures and 1978 ballot measures

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1977

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiated Issue 1	Elections	A person is entitled to vote if he has been registered for thirty days	a
CICA	Initiated Issue 2	Hunting	Prohibition on use of leghold traps	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Housing	State authorized to lend money and issue bonds for housing	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	Budgets	Revise limitations on state indebtedness	d

See also: Ohio 1977 ballot measures and 1977 ballot measures

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1976

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Elections	Require joint election of the Governor of Ohio and the Lieutenant Governor of Ohio	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	Transportation	Funding for rail transportation services	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 3	Bonds	Issuance of bonds to fund energy conservation programs	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 4	Elections	Qualifications of electors	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 5	Elections	Elections, terms of office, and vacancies	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 6	Taxes	Require political divisions to make provision for payment of debt from taxation	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 7	Taxes	Require a return of at least 50% of estate taxes to political subdivisions	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 8	Taxes	Consolidate state constitutional provisions that relate to the imposition of taxes	a

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	State Executives	Provisions relating to the Governor of Ohio and the Lieutenant Governor of Ohio	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	Constitution	Elimination of obsolete and unnecessary provisions from the constitution	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 3	Elections	Timing of the declaration of official election results	a
CICA	Initiated Issue 4	Utilities	Limit the rates which may be charged for gas and electricity	d
CICA	Initiated Issue 5	Utilities	Regulation of residential utilities for consumers	d
CICA	Initiated Issue 6	Nuclear	Procedures for legislative hearings about nuclear power plants	d
CICA	Initiated Issue 7	Direct democracy	Simplify the state's procedure for initiatives and referendum	d

See also: Ohio 1976 ballot measures and 1976 ballot measures

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1975

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiated Issue 1	Taxes	Tax incentives to industrial plants	d
CICA	Initiated Issue 2	Taxes	Gasoline gas tax increase to pay for transportation infrastructure	d
CICA	Initiated Issue 3	Health Care	Allow municipal corporations and counties to provide housing and nursing assistance	d
CICA	Initiated Issue 4	Taxes	Increase in sales tax	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Taxes	Rules governing tax asessment of land devoted exclusively to outdoor recreation	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	Elections	Placement of candidate names on ballots	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 3	Elections	Requires delegates to national conventions to be chosen by voters in a manner provided by law	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 4	Transportation	Financing the re-organization of the state's rail systems	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 5	Gambling	Rules governing the operation of bingo by charitable organizations	a

See also: Ohio 1975 ballot measures and 1975 ballot measures

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1974

May 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Salaries	Equalize the compensation of public officers and members of the General Assembly	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	Salaries	Permit increases in the compensation of public officers	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 3	Elections	Ballot language on constitutional amendments proposed by the General Assembly	a

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Taxes	Permit law reducing real estate taxes on homesteads of disabled residents	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	Executives	Repeal section of Ohio Constitution about Superintendent of Public Works	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 3	Bonds	Alter the purposes for which public industrial development bonds may be issued	a

See also: Ohio 1974 ballot measures and 1974 ballot measures

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1973

May 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Gambling	Authorizes the state to conduct lotteries	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Eminent domain	To permit the obtaining of possession before payment in the taking of property for water and sewage purposes	d
LRCA	Issue 3	Elections	Qualifications for holding public office	d
LRCA	Issue 4	Judiciary	Repeal a section of the Ohio Constitution relating to a Supreme Court commission	d
LRCA	Issue 5	Judiciary	Relates to amendments to court rules	d
LRCA	Issue 6	Judiciary	Compensation of judges	d
LRCA	Issue 7	State legislature	Administration, organization, and procedures of the General Assembly	a

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Taxes	Agricultural land, when assessed for tax purposes, should be evaluated based on its agricultural use	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Taxes	Ohio State Legislature authorized to establish a level of income to be exempt from taxation	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Judiciary	Administration and organization of Ohio courts	a
LRCA	Issue 4	Veterans	Authorizes the issuance of bonds to provide a veterans bonus for military service	a

See also: Ohio 1973 ballot measures and 1973 ballot measures

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1972

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Convention Question	Constitutional convention	Questioned whether there should be a convention to revise, alter, or amend the constitution	d
CICA	Income Tax Levies	Taxes	Dealt with prohibitions on the levy of a tax on income	d

See also: Ohio 1972 ballot measures and 1972 ballot measures

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1971

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Laws	Requires laws to be printed in newspapers	a

See also: Ohio 1971 ballot measures and 1971 ballot measures

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1970

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Taxes	Permit enactment of laws reducing the valuation of the homestead and taxes for senior citizens	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Elections	Reduce voter residency requirement from one year to six months	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Elections	Allow newspaper advertising in lieu of mailed noticed for charter amendments	a

See also: Ohio 1970 ballot measures and 1970 ballot measures

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1969

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Voting Age	Proposed to lower the voting age from twenty-one to nineteen years	d
LRCA	Issue 2	Elections	Would provide for the elimination of the short term election of state officers to fill a vacancy	a

See also: Ohio 1969 ballot measures and 1969 ballot measures

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1968

May 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Budgets	Dealt with disposition of school and ministerial funds	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Legislatures	Deals with filling vacancies in the House of Representatives	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Judiciary	Dealt with administration and organization of the Ohio Judicial System	a

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bond Issue	Issuance of bonds for highways and other capital improvements	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Taxes	Permits the General Assembly to grant homestead exemptions for certain residents	d

See also: Ohio 1968 ballot measures and 1968 ballot measures

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1967

May 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bonds	Create the Ohio Bond Commission	d
LRCA	Issue 2	Redistricting	Provided a method for the apportionment of the Ohio State Legislature	d

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Redistricting	Proposed moving to single-member districts in the Ohio State Legislature	a

See also: Ohio 1967 ballot measures and 1967 ballot measures

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1965

May 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Education	Loans for Ohio residents attending institutions of higher education	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Bonds	Bonds for development	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Redistricting	Re-apportion the Ohio House of Representatives	d
LRCA	Issue 4	Public finance	Guaranteed loans for industrial development	a

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Judiciary	Authorize the same person to serve as judge of more than one court	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	Admin of gov't	Authorize the creation of the urban service authority	d
CISS	Initiated Issue 1	Education	Amend the school foundation program	d

See also: Ohio 1965 ballot measures and 1965 ballot measures

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1964

May 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bonds	Allows the state to issue bonds for highways	a

See also: Ohio 1964 ballot measures and 1964 ballot measures

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1963

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bonds	Provides $250 million in bonds for public improvements	a

See also: Ohio 1963 ballot measures and 1963 ballot measures

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1962

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiated Issue 1	Sundays	Limit on the power of the state to forbid the sale of certain goods on Sunday	d

See also: Ohio 1962 ballot measures and 1962 ballot measures

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1961

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Elections	Establishes a different method of filling vacancies in the General Assembly	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Admin of gov't	Concerns continuity of state government in case of emergency	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Militia	Would increase the age limits for the militia	a
LRCA	Issue 4	Ohio State Senate	Provides for appointments being made subject to consent of the Senate	a

See also: Ohio 1961 ballot measures and 1961 ballot measures

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1959

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Admin of gov't	Remove some limitations on sale of water and sewage services by municipalities	d
LRCA	Issue 2	Judicial reform	Ohio State Legislature permitted to create additional judgeships in Courts of Appeals	a

See also: Ohio 1959 ballot measures and 1959 ballot measures

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1958

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Right to Work	Labor	Forbids labor contracts which establish union membership as a condition	d
LRCA	Issue 1	Admin of gov't	Permits the electors of the counties to form metropolitan federations	d

See also: Ohio 1958 ballot measures and 1958 ballot measures

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1957

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Admin of gov't	Permit the appointment to state offices of persons not possessing the qualifications of an elector of the state	d
LRCA	Issue 2	Elections	Permit new state residents to vote for President and Vice President only	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Local governance	Permit the electors of counties to adopt county charters	a

See also: Ohio 1957 ballot measures and 1957 ballot measures

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1956

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Veterans	Pay a bonus to veterans of the Korean conflict	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Legislatures	Increase the terms of members of the State Senate to four years	a

See also: Ohio 1956 ballot measures and 1956 ballot measures

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1955

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiated Issue 1	Labor	Increase unemployment compensation	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Bond Issue	Bonds to fund a long range building program for public buildings	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	State Government	Compensation of a public officer may be increased or diminished	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 3	Judicial reform	Compensation of judges may be increased or diminished	d

See also: Ohio 1955 ballot measures and 1955 ballot measures

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1954

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Term limits	Term limits on office of Governor of Ohio and set length of term for other statewide politicians at four years	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Ohio State Legislature	Four-year terms for Ohio Senate and House of Representatives	d

See also: Ohio 1954 ballot measures and 1954 ballot measures

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1953

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bonds	$500 million in bonds for Ohio state highway system	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Education	Create the Ohio State Board of Education	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Constitutional language	Remove the word "white" as a designation from those eligible to serve in the state militia	a
LRCA	Issue 4	Constitutional language	Eliminate two conflicts with the United States Constitution	a
LRCA	Issue 5	Constitutional language	Eliminate obsolete provision concerning the eligibility of women for government offices	a
LRCA	Issue 6	Veterans	Compensation for state veterans of World War I	a
LRCA	Issue 7	Elections	Election of militia officers	a
LRCA	Issue 8	Ohio Constitution	Repeal of constitutional provisions authorizing appointment of three commissioners	a
LRCA	Issue 9	Admin of gov't	Officials in office as of November 7, 1905	a

See also: Ohio 1953 ballot measures and 1953 ballot measures

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1952

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Issue 1	ConCon	Should a convention to revise, alter, or amend the state constitution be held?	d

See also: Ohio 1952 ballot measures and 1952 ballot measures

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1951

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Judiciary	Each county may have more than one probate judge	a

See also: Ohio 1951 ballot measures and 1951 ballot measures

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1949

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Judiciary	Each county may have more than one probate judge	d
CISS	Initiated Issue 1	Regulation	Permit the manufacture and sale of colored oleomargarine	a
CICA	Initiated Issue 2	Elections	Electors may vote for candidates only by separately indicating their vote for each candidate	a

See also: Ohio 1949 ballot measures and 1949 ballot measures

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1947

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Veterans	Bonus for veterans	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Judiciary	Six-year terms for probate judges	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Admin of gov't	Increase the number of members of the Sinking Fund Commission	d
CICA	Issue 4	Taxes	Prohibit spending funds from motor vehicle license fees and gas taxes on anything other than roads	a

See also: Ohio 1947 ballot measures and 1947 ballot measures

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1944

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Judiciary	Permit use of temporary or substitute judges in the Ohio Supreme Court	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Judiciary	Jurisdiction of the Ohio Court of Appeals	a

See also: Ohio 1944 ballot measures and 1944 ballot measures

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1942

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Judiciary	Relates to vacancies in judicial office	a

See also: Ohio 1942 ballot measures and 1942 ballot measures

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1939

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Education	State Board of Education	d
CICA	Initiated Issue 1	Welfare	Old age pensions	d
CICA	Initiated Issue 2	Direct democracy	Requirements necessary to qualify initiative petitions	d
VR	Referendum 1	Labor	Civil service, certification, sick leave and layoffs in the classified service	d

See also: Ohio 1939 ballot measures and 1939 ballot measures

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1938

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Judiciary	Provide for the original appointment of judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals	d

See also: Ohio 1938 ballot measures and 1938 ballot measures

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1936

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Stocks	Eliminate the additional liability of stockholders authorized to receive money on deposits	a
CICA	Initiated Issue 1	Taxes	Prohibit the levy or collection of tax on food	a

See also: Ohio 1936 ballot measures and 1936 ballot measures

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1934

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiated Issue 1	Taxes	Prohibit the taxation as property of motor vehicles on which license taxes have been imposed and paid	d
CICA	Initiated Issue 2	Taxes	Require motor vehicle fuel excise taxes to be measured by a sum for each gallon	d

See also: Ohio 1934 ballot measures and 1934 ballot measures

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1933

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Alcohol	Related to repeal of prohibition	a
CISS	Initiated Issue 1	Human Services	Aid to aged persons under certain circumstances	a
CICA	Initiated Issue 2	Taxes	Ten mill tax limitation on real estate	a
CICA	Initiated Issue 3	Local governance	County and township organizations and government	a
-	Repeal the 18th Amendment	Alcohol	Proposal to ratify the repeal of the 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution	a

See also: Ohio 1933 ballot measures and 1933 ballot measures

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1932

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Issue 1	ConCon	Should there be a convention to revise, alter, or amend the Ohio Constitution?	d

See also: Ohio 1932 ballot measures and 1932 ballot measures

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1931

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Budgets	Authorize the contracting of debt by the state for welfare institutions	d

See also: Ohio 1931 ballot measures and 1931 ballot measures

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1930

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Taxes	Distribution of income and inheritance taxes	a

See also: Ohio 1930 ballot measures and 1930 ballot measures

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1929

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Taxes	Relates to taxation and authorized classification	a

See also: Ohio 1929 ballot measures and 1929 ballot measures

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1928

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Judiciary	Equalizes the compensation of judges	d

See also: Ohio 1928 ballot measures and 1928 ballot measures

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1927

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Issue 1	Healthcare	Provide for a State Board of Chiropractic Examiners	d
VR	Referendum 1	Judiciary	Fees of Justices of the Peace and Constables	d

See also: Ohio 1927 ballot measures and 1927 ballot measures

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1926

August 10

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Taxes	Proposal to authorize municipalities to levy assessments for entire cost of public improvements	d

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiated Issue 1	Elections	Proposal to eliminate compulsory primary	d

See also: Ohio 1926 ballot measures and 1926 ballot measures

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1925

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Budgets	Restrictions on the incurring of indebtedness by political subdivisions	d
LRCA	Issue 2	Taxes	Taxation by uniform rule of real property	d
LRCA	Issue 3	Local governance	Four-year terms for state and county officers	d

See also: Ohio 1925 ballot measures and 1925 ballot measures

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1923

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Labor	Workmen's Compensation laws	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	Constitution	Elimination of the words "white male" from the Ohio Constitution	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 3	Voting	Publication of notice of proposed laws and amendments in newspapers	d
VR	Referendum 1	Taxes	Changes in the law relative to tax limitations	d
VR	Referendum 2	Taxes	County as the unit for assessment of personal property	d
CISS	Initiated Issue 1	Welfare	Provides for a system of old age pensions	d

See also: Ohio 1923 ballot measures and 1923 ballot measures

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1922

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Taxes	2.75% tax on beverages	d
CICA	Issue 2	Budgets	Debt limitation for political subdivisions	d
CICA	Issue 3	Taxes	Limitation on tax rates of 15 mills	d

See also: Ohio 1922 ballot measures and 1922 ballot measures

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1921

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Veterans	Bonus for soldiers	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Elections	Reapportionment of Ohio's state legislative districts	d
LRCA	Issue 3	Elections	Levy of a poll tax	d

See also: Ohio 1921 ballot measures and 1921 ballot measures

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1920

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum 1	Alcohol	Enforcement of alcohol prohibition via the New Crabbe Act	a

See also: Ohio 1920 ballot measures and 1920 ballot measures

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1919

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiated Issue 1	Alcohol	Define the phrase "intoxicating liquor"	d
CICA	Initiated Issue 2	Alcohol	Repeal of statewide prohibition	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Property	Classification of property	d
VR	Referendum 1	Alcohol	Ratification of federal alcohol prohibition	d
VR	Referendum 2	Alcohol	Prohibition and its enforcement (the Crabbe Act)	d

See also: Ohio 1919 ballot measures and 1919 ballot measures

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1918

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiated Issue 1	Fed Con	Reserve to the people the power to approve or reject federal constitutional amendments	a
CICA	Initiated Issue 2	Alcohol	Prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage	a
CICA	Initiated Issue 3	Taxes	The General Assembly shall classify property for taxation purposes	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Taxes	Prohibition of double taxation	a

See also: Ohio 1918 ballot measures and 1918 ballot measures

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1917

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Alcohol	Prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquors	d
VR	Referendum 1	Suffrage	Proposes that women may vote for, and be voted for, presidential electors	d

See also: Ohio 1917 ballot measures and 1917 ballot measures

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1915

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiated Issue 1	Alcohol	Prohibition of the sale of alcohol	d
CICA	Initiated Issue 2	Elections	Fix the terms of all county officers at four years	d
CICA	Initiated Issue 3	Elections	Limit elections on twice defeated constitutional proposals	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Bonds	Exempts bonds from taxation	d
VR	Referendum 1	Redistricting	Redistricting of the U.S. Congressional districts in Ohio	d
VR	Referendum 2	Alcohol	Provides for licenses to traffic intoxicating liquors	d

See also: Ohio 1915 ballot measures and 1915 ballot measures

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1914

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Alcohol	Home rule on intoxicating liquors	a
CICA	Issue 2	Taxes	Limitation on tax rate and property classification	d
CICA	Issue 3	Suffrage	Votes for women	d
CICA	Issue 4	Alcohol	Prohibition on sale of intoxicating liquors as beverages	d

See also: Ohio 1914 ballot measures and 1914 ballot measures

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1913

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiated Issue 1	Legislature	Proposed reduction in size of the Ohio State Legislature	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Elections	Short ballot for state officers	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	Elections	Short ballot for county and township officers	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 3	Taxes	Tax exemption for city, village, hamlet, township, road district, and school bonds	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 4	Civil Law	Eligibility of women for appointment as members of government commissions and boards	a

See also: Ohio 1913 ballot measures and 1913 ballot measures

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1912

September 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ConCon	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Relates to Reform in Civil Jury System	a
ConCon	Amendment 2	Death Penalty	Relates to Abolition of Capital Punishment	d
ConCon	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Relates to Depositions by State and Comment on Failure of Accused to Testify in Criminal Cases	a
ConCon	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Relates to Suits Against the State	a
ConCon	Amendment 5	Tort	Relates to Damage for Wrongful Death	a
ConCon	Amendment 6	Direct Democracy	Relates to Initiative and Referendum	a
ConCon	Amendment 7	Legislature	Relates to Investigations by Each House of General Assembly	a
ConCon	Amendment 8	State Exec	Relates to Limiting Veto Power of Governor	a
ConCon	Amendment 9	Labor	Relates to Mechanics' and Builders' Liens	a
ConCon	Amendment 10	Labor	Relates to Welfare of Employes	a
ConCon	Amendment 11	Labor	Relates to Workmen's Compensation	a
ConCon	Amendment 12	Resources	Relates to Conservation of Natural Resources	a
ConCon	Amendment 13	Labor	Relates to Eight Hour Day on Public Work	a
ConCon	Amendment 14	Gov't Acc	Relates to Removal of Officials	a
ConCon	Amendment 15	Judiciary	Relates to Regulating Expert Testimony in Criminal Trials	a
ConCon	Amendment 16	Property	Relates to Registering and Warranting Land Titles	a
ConCon	Amendment 17	Labor	Relates to Abolishing Prison Contract Labor	a
ConCon	Amendment 18	Legislature	Relates to Limiting Power of General Assembly in Extra sessions	a
ConCon	Amendment 19	Judiciary	Relates to Change in Judicial System	a
ConCon	Amendment 20	Judiciary	Relates to Judge of Court of Common Pleas for Each County	a
ConCon	Amendment 21	Judiciary	Relates to Abolition of Justices of the Peace in Certain Cities	a
ConCon	Amendment 22	Judiciary	Relates to Contempt Proceedings and Injunctions	d
ConCon	Amendment 23	Suffrage	Relates to Woman's Suffrage	d
ConCon	Amendment 24	Suffrage	Relates to Omitting Word "White"	d
ConCon	Amendment 25	Elections	Relates to Use of Voting Machines	d
ConCon	Amendment 26	Elections	Relates to Primary Elections	a
ConCon	Amendment 27	Education	Relates to Organization of Boards of Education	a
ConCon	Amendment 28	Education	Relates to Creating the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to Replace State Commissioner of Common Schools	a
ConCon	Amendment 28	Transportation	Relates to Extending State Bond Limit to Fifty Million Dollars for Inter-County Wagon Roads	d
ConCon	Amendment 30	Insurance	Relates to Regulating Insurance	a
ConCon	Amendment 31	Admin of Gov't	Relates to Abolishing Board of Public Works	a
ConCon	Amendment 32	Taxes	Relates to Taxation of State and Municipal Bonds, Inheritances, Incomes, Franchises and Production of Minerals	a
ConCon	Amendment 33	Business	Relates to Regulation of Corporations and Sale of Personal Property	a
ConCon	Amendment 34	Banking	Relates to Double Liability of Stockholders and Inspection of Private Banks	a
ConCon	Amendment 35	Legislature	Relates to Regulating State Printing	a
ConCon	Amendment 36	Civil Rights	Relates to Eligibility of Women to Certain Offices	d
ConCon	Amendment 37	Admin of Gov't	Relates to Civil Service	a
ConCon	Amendment 38	Business	Relates to Out-Door Advertising	d
ConCon	Amendment 39	Constitutions	Relates to Methods of Submitting Amendments to the Constitution	a
ConCon	Amendment 40	Local Gov't	Relates to Municipal Home Rule	a
ConCon	Amendment 41	Constitutions	Relates to Schedule of Amendments	a
ConCon	Intoxicating Liquors	Alcohol	Relates to License to Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors	a

See also: Ohio 1912 ballot measures and 1912 ballot measures

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See also

• History of Initiative & Referendum in Ohio
• Procedures for qualifying an initiative in Ohio
• Laws governing the initiative process in Ohio

External links

• A History of Statewide Issue Votes in Ohio, compiled through 1954 by Arthur Schwartz
• Ohio Issues Procedures and Ballot Board
• List of Ohio initiatives from 1913-2000
• Ohio History of I&R since 1998
• Ohio Secretary of State: Election results 1940-2009