Ohio 2006 ballot measures

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← 2005

In 2006, voters decided on four statewide ballot measures in Ohio on November 7.

• One was an indirect initiated state statute.
• Three were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved two (50%) and rejected two (50%).

On the ballot

November 7, 2006

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Issue 2	Raise the minimum wage to $6.85 per hour	a	2,205,929 (57%)	1,688,029 (43%)
CICA	Issue 3	Permit up to 31,500 slot machines at seven horse tracing racks and two non-track locations and establishing distribution of revenues		1,753,452 (43%)	2,286,840 (57%)
CICA	Issue 4	Prohibit the smoking of tobacco in enclosed spaces except for in tobacco stores, private residences, or specifically designated areas		1,450,164 (36%)	2,590,448 (64%)
IndISS	Issue 5	Prohibit the smoking of tobacco in public places and places of employment except in designated smoking areas	a	2,370,314 (59%)	1,679,833 (41%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Ohio
• List of Ohio ballot measures
• 2006 ballot measures

External links

• Proposed Constitutional Amendments, Initiated Legislation, and Laws Challenged by Referendum, Submitted to the Electors