Ohio Changes to Officers' Salaries Amendment (1955)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Changes to Officers' Salaries Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 8, 1955. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the salary of any government officer to be changed during their term of office. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the salary of any government officer to be changed during their term of office. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 793,384 | 40.98% | ||
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1,142,738 | 59.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Changes to Officers' Salaries Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment of Article II, Section 20 of the Constitution of the state of Ohio, to provide that the compensation of any officer may be increased or diminished during his existing term, 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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