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Ohio Voting for Individual Candidates Initiative (1949)
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| Topic Election administration and governance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Voting for Individual Candidates Initiative was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 8, 1949. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring voters to individually select the candidates they wanted to vote for and removing the "straight ticket" option from ballots. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring voters to individually select the candidates they wanted to vote for and removing the "straight ticket" option from ballots. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,007,693 | 57.32% | ||
| No | 750,206 | 42.68% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Voting for Individual Candidates Initiative was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment of Article V of the constitution of Ohio, to provide that electors of the state of Ohio may vote for candidates only by separately indicating their vote for each candidate, 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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