Ohio Lieutenant Governor Vacancies Amendment (1989)

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Vacancies Amendment
Election date November 7, 1989
Topic State executive official measures
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Vacancies Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 7, 1989. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported allowing the governor to nominate a replacement lieutenant governor in the case of a vacancy and requiring that both houses of the general assembly approve the nomination before their confirmation.

A “no” vote opposed allowing the governor to nominate a replacement lieutenant governor in the case of a vacancy and requiring that both houses of the general assembly approve the nomination before their confirmation.

Election results

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Vacancies Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,641,719	65.28%
No		873,114	34.72%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Lieutenant Governor Vacancies Amendment was as follows:

“

To amend Article III of the Constitution of the State of Ohio and adding thereto Section 17a Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor shall nominate a Lieutenant Governor who shall take office upon confirmation by vote of a majority of the members elected to each house of the general assembly.  Shall the proposed amendment be adopted?

”

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.

See also

1989 Measures

• 1989 Measures
• State executive official measures on the ballot
• 1989 legislative sessions

Ohio

• Ohio ballot measures
• Ohio ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Toledo Blade, "Ballot Language, Explanation, Arguments and Resolutions for an Amendment to the Ohio Constitution Proposed by the General Assembly to be Submitted to the Voters at the General Election, November 7, 1989," October 25, 1989