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Ohio Bail Restrictions for Felony Charges Amendment (1997)
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| Topic Law enforcement and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Bail Restrictions for Felony Charges Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 4, 1997. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing a court to deny bail to a person charged with a felony offense where the proof is evident and the court determines the person poses a serious danger, and requiring the general assembly to establish standards for making such determinations. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing a court to deny bail to a person charged with a felony offense where the proof is evident and the court determines the person poses a serious danger, and requiring the general assembly to establish standards for making such determinations. |
Election results
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2,168,949 | 72.96% | ||
| No | 803,658 | 27.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Bail Restrictions for Felony Charges Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To amend section 9 of Article 1 of the Constitution of the state of Ohio If adopted, this amendment shall take effect January 1, 1988 "To provide that a court may deny bail to a person who is charged with a felony offense where the proof is evident or the presumption great that the person committed the offense and the court also determines that the person poses a substantial risk of serious physical danger to others." "To require the General Assembly to pass laws to establish standards to determine whether a person charges with a felony offense poses a substantial risk of serious physical danger to others." "To provide that a court may at any time determine the type, amount, and conditions of bail where a person is charged with any offense for which the person may be incarcerated." A majority yes vote is necessary for passage. SHALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT 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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