Ohio Clean Ohio Fund Act, Issue 2 (2008)

The Ohio Clean Ohio Fund Act, Issue 2, appeared on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Ohio. It was a legislative referral authorized by House Joint Resolution 5.

The measure authorized the state to borrow $400 million for environmental conservation, preservation and revitalization purposes.,

Election results

Issue 2 (2008)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		3,418,883	69.07%
No		1,530,843	30.93%

Election results via: Ohio Secretary of State 2008 Election Results

Supporters

The measure had a bi-partisan base of support. Gov. Ted Strickland, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, House Speaker Jon Husted and Senate President Bill Harris are co-chairmen of the campaign supporting passage of Issue 2.

Arguments in favor

Arguments made in support of the measure included:

• It will not raise taxes.
• It will provide money for environmental clean-up and quality.
• "Passage of the issue will not raise Ohioans' taxes. What it will raise is the potential for economic revitalization in Stark County and across the state."
• It will create jobs.

Opponents

Arguments against

Arguments made in opposition of the measure included:

• The economy is in bad condition. The state of Ohio should not be authorized to go into further debt; it should, instead, be tightening its belt and only spending money on immediate priorities.

• "You and your children will have to pay this money back. This money could be retained by taxpayers for their own purposes or used for other plans or directly helping people in need".

Polls

Month of Poll	Polling company	In Favor	Opposed	Undecided
September 2008	Columbus Dispatch	56%	22%	22%

See also

• Endorsements of Ohio ballot measures
• List of Ohio ballot measures
• 2008 ballot measures

External links

• More information, plus arguments for and against this measure from The Ohio Ballot Board
• The bottom line on state issues 1-3