Ohio Changes to Judicial Compensation Initiative (1928)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State judiciary |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Changes to Judicial Compensation Initiative was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 6, 1928. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported applying changes to judicial compensation to all judges, regardless of if they are already holding office. |
A “no” vote opposed applying changes to judicial compensation to all judges, regardless of if they are already holding office. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 704,248 | 37.04% | ||
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1,197,324 | 62.96% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Changes to Judicial Compensation Initiative was as follows:
| “ | Under the provision of the Constitution, as it now reads any law enacted by the Legislature increasing or decreasing the salary or compensation of judges of the courts above enumerated, is effective only as to such judge or judges as may be elected or appointed after the effective date of such law. The proposed amendment will make any law now existing, or hereinafter enacted, increasing the salary or compensation of judges of the courts enumerated, effective as to all judges of such courts, whenever, and at the time, such law becomes effective as to any judge of said courts. Be It Resolved by the people of the State of Ohio that Article IV, Section 14, of the Constitution of the State of Ohio be amended to read as follows: Article IV, Section 14. The judges of the Supreme Court, and of the Court of Common Pleas, shall at stated times, receive, for their services, such compensation as shall be provided by law, which shall not be diminished or increased during their term of office, except as hereinafter provided, but they shall receive no fees or perquisites, nor hold any office of profit or trust under the authority of this State, or the United States. All votes for either of them, for any elective office, except a judicial office, under the authority of this State, given by the General Assembly, or the People, shall be void. Provided, that whenever any law now existing or hereafter enacted, increasing the salaries or compensation of the Judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, the Common Pleas Court, the Probate Courts of the State of Ohio, the Judges of the Municipal Court of any Municipality in the State of Ohio, or the Judges of any other Courts inferior to the Court of Appeals as may have been or may hereafter be established by law, becomes effective as to any Judge of either the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, the Common Pleas Court, the Probate Courts of the State of Ohio, the Municipal Court of any Municipality in the State of Ohio, or of any other Courts inferior to the Court of Appeals as may have been or may hereafter be established by law, then such law shall be deemed equally effective and in operation, according to its provisions, as to all Judges of such Court, anything contained in Article II, Section 20 of this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding. Schedule If the votes for the above proposal exceed those against it, this amendment shall take effect and original Section 14 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio shall be repealed and annulled. Shall the Amendment be adopted? | ” |
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Ohio, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
Ohio also requires initiative sponsors to submit 1,000 signatures with the initial petition application. Ohio has a signature distribution requirement, which requires that signatures be gathered from at least 44 of Ohio's 88 counties. Petitioners must gather signatures equal to a minimum of half the total required percentage of the gubernatorial vote in each of the 44 counties. Petitions are allowed to circulate for an indefinite period of time. Signatures are due 125 days prior to the general election that proponents want the initiative on.
See also
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