Ohio Bottle Bill Amendment (2015)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
A Ohio Bottle Bill Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Ohio as an initiated constitutional amendment. If approved by voters, the measure would have done the following:[1]
- Required a refundable deposit of 5-10 cents to be paid on closed glass, metal and plastic containers
- Marked such containers with "OH" and the refund value
- Designated locations where such containers can be returned
- Required businesses that purchase such containers return the containers and pay the state within 30 days 80% of the refunded deposits to reduce health and car insurance costs for state residents
- Imposed a fine not to exceed $100,000 for violations
Text of measure
Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | The Amendment would amend Art. XV, Section 2 of the Constitution to require the general assembly to enact laws within 90 days of passage to require: a refundable deposit of 5-10 cents be paid on closed glass, metal and plastic containers sold at retail with content in the container; marking such containers with "OH" and the refund value; designation of locations throughout the state where such containers can be returned and deposit refunds received; businesses that purchase such containers and consume the contents to return the containers to such locations and pay the state within 30 days 80% of the refunded deposits to be used to reduce health and care insurance costs for state residents; and impose a fine not to exceed $100,000 for a violation of the amendment, taking into consideration the business size and extent of violation.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.[1]
Path to the ballot
Petitioners needed to submit 1,000 signatures with the initial petition filing. If the initiative's filing was approved, petitioners would have then needed to collect 305,591 signatures by July 1, 2015, to get the initiative placed on the November 2015 ballot.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ohio Secretary of State, "Pending Statewide Ballot Issues," accessed February 18, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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