Ohio Change to Candidate Name Rotation on Ballots Amendment (1975)
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| Topic Election administration and governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Change to Candidate Name Rotation on Ballots Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 4, 1975. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported removing the constitutional requirement for ballot-by-ballot candidate name rotation and allowing the General Assembly to establish a method for ensuring reasonable equality in name placement. |
A "no" vote opposed removing the constitutional requirement for ballot-by-ballot candidate name rotation and allowing the General Assembly to establish a method for ensuring reasonable equality in name placement. |
Election results
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1,619,219 | 63.88% | ||
| No | 915,599 | 36.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Change to Candidate Name Rotation on Ballots Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To require the General Assembly to provide by law methods to give each candidate's name reasonably equal treatment on the ballot by rotation or other methods appropriate to the voting procedure used. 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.
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