Ohio County Home Rule Ability Initiative (1933)
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio County Home Rule Ability Initiative was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 7, 1933. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing for county home rule. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing for county home rule. |
Election results
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846,594 | 53.26% | ||
| No | 742,925 | 46.74% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for County Home Rule Ability Initiative was as follows:
| “ | Amendment repealing Section 16 of Article IV and existing sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Article X of the Constitution of Ohio, and adopting new Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Article X thereof, relating to County and Township Organization and Government. Proposal Popularly Known as the County Home Rule Amendment The amendment proposes to provide for the organization and government of counties. It authorizes any county to frame, adopt, or amend a charter and establish its form of government; permits the legislature to enact plans of county government subject to adoption by the electors in any county; provides for the transfer of the powers of townships and municipalities to the county, or for the withdrawal of such powers, by a vote of the people concerned; permits the adoption of a charter giving the county concurrent or exclusive municipal powers, or making the county a consolidated municipality; provides for the choosing of a charter commission, by popular vote, and for the framing of a charter by such commission. Summarizing, it proposes a form of "County Home Rule Government." Shall the proposed amendment, relating to county and township organization and government, 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.
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