Ohio Allow Appointment of Unqualified Electors to State Office Amendment (1957)
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| Topic Administration of government |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Allow Appointment of Unqualified Electors to State Office Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 5, 1957. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the appointment of people to state office who do not have the qualifications necessary to be an elector in Ohio. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the appointment of people to state office who do not have the qualifications necessary to be an elector in Ohio. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 696,372 | 40.09% | ||
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1,040,638 | 59.91% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Allow Appointment of Unqualified Electors to State Office Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment of Section 4 of Article XV of the Constitution of the state of Ohio, to permit a person to be appointed to a office of the state without possessing the qualifications of an elector, be adopted? | ” |
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.
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