Ohio Compensation for Veterans of the Korean Conflict Amendment (1956)
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| Topic Bond issues and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Compensation for Veterans of the Korean Conflict Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing for the issuance of up to $30,000,000 in bonds for providing compensation to those who served in the Korean conflict. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing for the issuance of up to $30,000,000 in bonds for providing compensation to those who served in the Korean conflict. |
Election results
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2,202,510 | 71.24% | ||
| No | 889,245 | 28.76% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Compensation for Veterans of the Korean Conflict Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To amend Article VIII of the Constitution of the state of Ohio to provide for payment of compensation by the state of Ohio to certain of its residents who shall have served in the armed services of United States during the Korean conflict, or to certain of their survivors, and to issue bonds of the state of Ohio, the face value of which shall not exceed $30,000,000, to provide the funds therefor, not to exceed $400 for each veteran and to transfer money from the fund created by section 2b of Article VIII of the Ohio Constitution. | ” |
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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