Ohio Clean Energy Projects Amendment (2013)
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The Ohio Clean Energy Projects Amendment did not appear on the November 2013 ballot in the state of Ohio as an initiated constitutional amendment. The measure would have provided state funding for clean energy initiatives. According to reports, the Ohio Clean Energy Initiative, as the proposal was called by supporters, would specifically provide $13 billion in state bonds for "solar, wind, biomass, battery technology and geothermal facilities." The funding would have been spread out over ten years, about $1.3 billion annually.[1] The measure was sponsored by Yes for Ohio's Energy Future.
Support
The following is information obtained from the supporting side of the measure:
Supporters
- Yes for Ohio's Energy Future
Path to the ballot
2012 attempt
In order for the measure to make the ballot, supporters must have collected 385,247 valid signatures from state registered voters by the July 4, 2011 petition drive deadline. The measure did not make the ballot, as the Ohio Secretary of State's office reported only one measure filing signatures by the deadline.[2]
2013 attempt
As of March 4, 2013, the measure was still listed as active on the Ohio Secretary of State website.[3] Supporters needed to turn in 385,247 signatures to the secretary of state by July 3, 2013 to qualify for the 2013 ballot. A call to the Secretary of State's office on July 8, 2013 confirmed that no signatures were submitted by the deadline.
See also
- 2013 ballot measures
- Ohio 2013 ballot measures
- List of Ohio ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Ohio
Footnotes
- ↑ The Daily-Record, "Group seeks signatures for The Ohio Clean Energy Initiative," March 4, 2012
- ↑ Office was contacted by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ohio Ballot Board, Pending ballot measures' status, March 4, 2013
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