Ohio Issue 3, Ohio Ballot Board and Constitutional Amendments Measure (May 1974)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Election administration and governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Issue 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on May 7, 1974. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to provide for the Ohio Ballot Board, require the Board to prepare language for constitutional amendments, and give the Ohio Supreme Court original and exclusive jurisdiction in cases challenging ballot measure language. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to provide for the Ohio Ballot Board, require the Board to prepare language for constitutional amendments, and give the Ohio Supreme Court original and exclusive jurisdiction in cases challenging ballot measure language. |
Election results
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Ohio Issue 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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964,885 | 71.96% | ||
| No | 376,022 | 28.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Issue 3 was as follows:
| “ | To amend Section I of Amendment XVI of the Ohio Constitution to provide for preparation of ballot language on constitutional amendments proposed by the General Assembly, to provide procedures to timely challenges to such language, and to provide information to voters about such amendments. Shall the proposed amendment be adopted? | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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The proposal would amend section 1 of Article XVI of the Ohio Constitution to: 1. Require that constitutional amendments proposed by the General Assembly be filed with the Secretary of State at least 90 days before the election. 2. Provide for a five member Ballot Board to prescribe the ballot for such amendments. The ballot language would to properly identify the substance of the proposal, but would not need to contain the full or condensed text. 3. Require the Board to prepare an explanation of each proposal and to certify the ballot language and explanation the Secretary of State not later than 75 days before the election. 4. Give the Ohio Supreme Court exclusive, original jurisdiction in all cases challenging he validity of ballot language. No case could be filed later than 64 days before the election, and the ballot language could not be held invalid unless it would mislead, deceive, or defraud the voters. 5. Permit the Board to prepare arguments for and against a proposed amendment unless the General Assembly provides by law for the preparation of such arguments. 6. Require the proposed amendments, the ballot language, the explanations, and the arguments, if any, to be published once a week for three consecutive weeks. 7. Require the General Assembly to provide for other dissemination of information concerning proposed amendments. 8. Prevent the court from enjoining or invalidating an election on such amendments solely because of defects in the explanation, arguments, or other information. 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.
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