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Ohio Income and Inheritance Taxes to Local Jurisdictions Amendment (1930)

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Ohio Income and Inheritance Taxes to Local Jurisdictions Amendment

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Election date

November 4, 1930

Topic
County and municipal governance and Taxes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Ohio Income and Inheritance Taxes to Local Jurisdictions Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 4, 1930. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported requiring at least 50% of income and inheritance taxes be returned to the local jurisdiction where the income or inheritance tax comes from.

A “no” vote opposed requiring at least 50% of income and inheritance taxes be returned to the local jurisdiction where the income or inheritance tax comes from.


Election results

Ohio Income and Inheritance Taxes to Local Jurisdictions Amendment

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

930,914 61.86%
No 574,017 38.14%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Income and Inheritance Taxes to Local Jurisdictions Amendment was as follows:

Proposing to amend section 9 of Article XII of the constitution of the State of Ohio in regard to the distribution of income and inheritance taxes.

ARTICLE XII

Sec. 9. Not less than fifty per centum of the income and inheritance taxes that may be collected by the state shall be returned to the county, school district, city, village, or township in which said income or inheritance tax originates or to any of the same, as may be provided by 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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