Ohio Issue 1, Bonds for Veteran Compensation Amendment (2009)

Ohio Issue 1
Election date November 3, 2009
Topic Bond issues and Veterans policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Ohio Issue 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 3, 2009. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the issuance of bonds to provide compensation to veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq conflicts.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the issuance of bonds to provide compensation to veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq conflicts.

Election results

Ohio Issue 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		2,277,521	72.21%
No		876,520	27.79%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Issue 1 was as follows:

“

To adopt Section 2r of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio.  This proposed amendment would: Authorize the state to issue up to two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) of bonds to provide compensation to veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq conflicts, and to pay for the administration of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts Compensation Bond Retirement Fund and the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts Compensation Fund. Authorize the Ohio Department of Veterans Services to provide compensation to persons who have served in active duty in the United States armed forces at any time during the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq conflicts and who were Ohio residents at the start of active duty services and are currently Ohio residents. Allow certain survivors to receive the same compensation as the person who served in the armed forces would have received, if that person dies or is designated as missing in action or held in enemy captivity. Authorize the state to issue bonds only for the time period from the effective date of this amendment until December 31, 2013. If adopted, this amendment shall take effect immediately. A “YES” vote means approval of the amendment. A “NO” vote means disapproval of the amendment. A majority YES vote is required for the amendment to be adopted. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?

”

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Ohio Constitution

A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Ohio State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 60 votes in the Ohio House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Ohio State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

2009 Measures

• 2009 Measures
• Veterans policy on the ballot
• Bond issues on the ballot
• 2009 legislative sessions

Ohio

• Ohio ballot measures
• Ohio ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
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External links

• Legislative Reference Bureau, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments, Initiated Legislation, and Laws Challenged by Referendum, Submitted to the Electors," December 7, 2018