Ohio Bottle Bill Initiative (2014)
| Not on Ballot |
|---|
 |
| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Ohio Bottle Bill Initiative did not make the November 4, 2014 ballot in Ohio as an initiated state statute. The measure would have provided for a $0.05 to $0.10 refundable deposit on all glass, metal or plastic soft drink, beer and malt beverage containers sold in Ohio, as well as other containers including but not limited to milk, mayonnaise, mustard, jelly, ketchup, shampoo, conditioner and lotions. It also would have required corporations, such as hospitals, to recycle such containers with 90 percent of the refundable deposit going to a fund to decrease healthcare and car insurance rates in the state.[1]
Support
Committee to Represent the Petitioners
- Naomi Goolsby
- Del-Marcus Goolsby
- Kevin Goolsby
- Precious Anderson
Path to the ballot
Petitioners had to submit 1,000 signatures with the initial petition filing. Mike DeWine (R), Attorney General of Ohio, rejected the petition on March 27, 2014, due to a failure to meet the signature requirements. The signature petitions lacked the circulators' signatures, as well as the mandatory language regarding election falsification. Additionally, the part-petition submitted contained signatures from at least 18 different counties. Ohio law requires part-petitions to contain the signatures of electors of only one county.[2]
Similar measures
See also
- 2014 ballot measures
- Ohio 2014 ballot measures
- List of Ohio ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Ohio
- Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Ohio Columbus (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
