Ohio Issue 2, Local Public Infrastructure Bond Amendment (1987)

Ohio Issue 2
Election date November 3, 1987
Topic Bond issues and Highways and bridges
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Ohio Issue 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 3, 1987. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported allowing the state to issue up to $1.2 billion in general obligation bonds, limited to $120 million per year, to assist local governments in funding public infrastructure projects.

A “no” vote opposed allowing the state to issue up to $1.2 billion in general obligation bonds, limited to $120 million per year, to assist local governments in funding public infrastructure projects.

Election results

Ohio Issue 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,674,913	70.84%
No		689,383	29.16%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Issue 2 was as follows:

“

To adopt Section 2k of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio. The proposed amendment would: Permit the state to finance or assist local governments in financing the construction of improvement of roads and bridges, waste water treatment systems, water supply systems, solid waste disposal facilities, and storm water and sanitary collection, storage, and treatment facilities through the issuance of bonds and other obligations.  Limit the total principal amount of bond and other obligations issue to 1.2 billion dollars. It would limit the amount of bonds or other obligations issued in any year to 120 million dollars. These would be general obligation bonds backed by the full faith and credit of the state of Ohio. Require the use of Ohio products, services, and labor to the extent possible. If adopted, this amendment shall take immediate effect. 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

1987 Measures

• 1987 Measures
• Sewage and stormwater on the ballot
• Pollution on the ballot
• waste on the ballot
• and recycling policy on the ballot
• Bond issues on the ballot
• Highways and bridges on the ballot
• 1987 legislative sessions

Ohio

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• Ohio ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Toledo Blade, "Ballot Language, Explanations, Arguments and Resolutions for Amendments to the Ohio Constitution Proposed by the General Assembly and Ballot Language, Arguments and the Full Text of an Amendment to the Ohio Constitution Proposed by Initiative Petition to be Submitted to the Voters at the General Election, November 3, 1987," October 19, 1987