Ohio Bonds and Loans for Energy Facilities Amendment (June 1976)

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Ohio Bonds and Loans for Energy Facilities Amendment

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Election date

June 8, 1976

Topic
Bond issues and Energy
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Ohio Bonds and Loans for Energy Facilities Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on June 8, 1976. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported including energy facilities among the purposes for which public industrial development bonds may be used and loan guarantee programs undertaken without obligation to pledge monies raised by taxation.

A "no" vote opposed including energy facilities among the purposes for which public industrial development bonds may be used and loan guarantee programs undertaken without obligation to pledge monies raised by taxation.


Election results

Ohio Bonds and Loans for Energy Facilities Amendment

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 819,424 49.58%

Defeated No

833,454 50.42%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Bonds and Loans for Energy Facilities Amendment was as follows:

“

To amend Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution

To include energy facilities among the purposes for which public industrial development bonds may be used and loan guarantee programs undertaken without obligating or pledging monies raised by taxation, provided that such obligations shall not be made for facilities owned or leased by public utilities.

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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