Ohio Issue 2, Bonds for Environmental Conservation Amendment (2008)

Ohio Issue 2
Election date November 4, 2008
Topic Bond issues and Environment
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Ohio Issue 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 4, 2008. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the issuance of bonds for environmental conservation and preservation.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the issuance of bonds for environmental conservation and preservation.

Election results

Ohio Issue 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		3,574,294	69.27%
No		1,585,410	30.73%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Issue 2 was as follows:

“

To adopt section 2q 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 for conservation and preservation of natural areas, open spaces and farmlands and other lands devoted to agriculture, including by acquiring land or interests in land; provision of state and local park and recreation facilities, and other actions that permit and enhance the availability, public use and enjoyment of natural areas in the state; and land, forest, water and other natural resource management projects. Authorize the state to issue bonds up to two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for environmental revitalization and re-development of publicly and privately owned lands, including environmental remediation, assessment or clean up of contamination or pollution. Limit the amount that could be borrowed in any one fiscal year for either conservation or revitalization purposes to no more than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) plus the principal amount of those obligations that in any prior fiscal year could have been but were not issued. 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

2008 Measures

• 2008 Measures
• Environment on the ballot
• Bond issues on the ballot
• 2008 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