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Ohio Homestead Tax Exemption Amendment (1968)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Homestead Tax Exemption Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 5, 1968. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing an exemption from the homestead tax for homeowners 65 years of age and older. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing an exemption from the homestead tax for homeowners 65 years of age and older. |
Election results
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Ohio Homestead Tax Exemption Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,382,016 | 43.09% | ||
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1,825,615 | 56.91% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Homestead Tax Exemption Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 2 of Article XII of the Constitution of the state of Ohio be amended to allow that the General Assembly may provide by law for a homestead exemption? The qualifications and conditions for such exemption shall be set by the General Assembly, subject to the limitation that an owner of a homestead shall be a resident of the state of Ohio, shall be 65 years of age or older, and shall reside in the homestead. The General Assembly may also provide, by law, for a homestead exemption for all residents of Ohio who own and reside in the homestead, the amount of such exemption to be determined by or in accordance with law. | ” |
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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