Ohio Bonds for Low-Cost Housing Amendment (1982)

Ohio Bonds for Low-Cost Housing Amendment
Election date November 2, 1982
Topic Bond issues and Housing
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Ohio Bonds for Low-Cost Housing Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 2, 1982. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the state to issue revenue bonds to make financing available for low-cost housing.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state to issue revenue bonds to make financing available for low-cost housing.

Election results

Ohio Bonds for Low-Cost Housing Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,827,453	57.40%
No		1,356,336	42.60%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Bonds for Low-Cost Housing Amendment was as follows:

“

To adopt Section 14 (or 15) of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio This proposed amendment would: Allow the state to issue revenue bonds to make financing available at lower than current interest rates for buying, building, or improving privately owned multi-unit housing for the elderly and privately-owned owner occupied single family housing; Allow the state to make loans to or through residential mortgage lenders, and to purchase loans from such lenders for multi-unit housing for the elderly and single-family housing; Allow the legislature to pass laws implementing the above program; Provide that tax money should not be obligated or pledged for the payment of these bonds. If adopted, this amendment shall take immediate effect. 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.

See also

1982 Measures

• 1982 Measures
• Housing on the ballot
• Bond issues on the ballot
• 1982 legislative sessions

Ohio

• Ohio ballot measures
• Ohio ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Cleveland State University Law Library, "Ohio Constitution - Law and History: Table of Proposed Amendments," June 2, 2023