Ohio Changes to State Taxes Initiative (1980)

Ohio Changes to State Taxes Initiative
Election date November 4, 1980
Topic Taxes
Status Defeated
Type Indirect initiated state statute	Origin Citizens

Ohio Changes to State Taxes Initiative was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in Ohio on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported changing taxes on personal income, real estate, corporations, and personal property.

A “no” vote opposed changing taxes on personal income, real estate, corporations, and personal property.

Election results

Ohio Changes to State Taxes Initiative
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		880,671	22.69%
No		3,000,028	77.31%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Changes to State Taxes Initiative was as follows:

“

To amend sections 5703.052, 5711.22, 5733.05, 5733.06, 5733.09, 5739.01, 5739.02, 5747.111, and 5747.99. to enact section 5747.053, and to repeal sections 1728.02, 1728. 03, 1728.04, 1728.05, 1728.06, 1728.07, 1728.08, 1728,09, 1728.10, 1728.11, 1728.111, 1728.12, 3735.66, 3735.67, 3735.68, 3735.69. 3735.70 and 5733.061 of the Revised Code. This proposed law would restructure state taxes on personal income, real estate, corporations, and personal property, by:  Restructiong the corporate franchise tax and eliminating certain deductions.  Eliminiating the impacted cities and community reinvestment area programs.  Increamsing the taxes on certain tangible personal property used in business.  Imposing the state sales and use tax on some transactions currently exempted from this tax.  Granting income tax credits for certain homeowners and renters, up to a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300.00) per year.  Increasing the tax rate for personas earning over thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) per year.  If adopted, this amendment shall take effect December 4, 1980. Shall the proposed law be adopted?

”

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Ohio

An indirect initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are nine (9) states that allow citizens to initiate indirect state statutes.

While a direct initiative is placed on the ballot once supporters file the required number of valid signatures, an indirect initiative is first presented to the state legislature. Legislators have a certain number of days, depending on the state, to adopt the initiative into law. Should legislators take no action or reject the initiative, the initiative is put on the ballot for voters to decide.

In Ohio, initiated state statutes begin as indirect initiatives, with campaigns needing to collect signatures equal to 3 percent of the votes cast for governor to place their proposal before the Ohio State Legislature. If the legislature fails to enact the proposed legislation, additional signatures equaling another 3 percent of the gubernatorial vote must be collected in order to place the measure the ballot as a direct initiative. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.

See also

1980 Measures

• 1980 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• 1980 legislative sessions

Ohio

• Ohio ballot measures
• Ohio ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• The Daily Sentinel, "Ballot Language, Explanation, Arguments, and Resolution for an Amendment to the Ohio Constitution Proposed by the General Assembly and a Law Proposed by Initiative Petition to be Submitted to the Voters at the General Election, November 4, 1980," October 28, 1980