Ohio Bonds for the Highway System Amendment (1953)
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| Topic Bond issues and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Bonds for the Highway System Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 3, 1953. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported issuing up to $500,000,000 in bonds for the highway system. |
A “no” vote opposed issuing up to $500,000,000 in bonds for the highway system. |
Election results
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1,035,869 | 60.49% | ||
| No | 676,496 | 39.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Bonds for the Highway System Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment of Article VIII of the Constitution of the state of Ohio, to provide adequate highways in Ohio and to issue revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed $500 million to provide funds therefor, 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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