Ohio Bonds for Transportation Projects Amendment (June 1980)

Ohio Bonds for Transportation Projects Amendment
Election date June 3, 1980
Topic Bond issues and Transportation
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Ohio Bonds for Transportation Projects Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on June 3, 1980. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported issuing bonds for transportation projects.

A “no” vote opposed issuing bonds for transportation projects.

Election results

Ohio Bonds for Transportation Projects Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		815,011	42.91%
No		1,084,438	57.09%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Bonds for Transportation Projects Amendment was as follows:

“

To adopt Section 2k of Article VIII of the Ohio Constitution The proposed amendment allows the legislature to authorize the issuance of bonds and notes for construction, restoration, or other permanent improvements of bridge, highways, roads, streets, and highway rest areas; for the elimination of railroad grade crossings and for related acquisition and permanent improvement of real estate. These bonds and notes would be guaranteed by state revenues. The amount of bonds and notes which could be issued is subject to the following limitations: (a) the amount which can be paid from specified from existing highway tax sources, and any federal grants or subsidies available for their payment;(b) not more than two hundred million ($200,000,000) in new bonds and notes may be issued in any fiscal year. The maturity of these bonds shall be based on the usefulness of the improvements, up to a maximum of thirty years. The proposed amendment exempts these bonds and notes from other constitutional limitations on debt. 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

1980 Measures

• 1980 Measures
• Transportation on the ballot
• Bond issues on the ballot
• 1980 legislative sessions

Ohio

• Ohio ballot measures
• Ohio ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Toledo Blade, "Ballot Language, Explanations, Arguments, and Resolutions for Amendments to the Ohio Constitution Proposed by the General Assembly to be Submitted to the Voters at the Primary Election, June 3, 1980," May 26, 1980