Ohio Joint Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment (June 1976)

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Ohio Joint Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment

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Election date

June 8, 1976

Topic
State executive elections
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Ohio Joint Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on June 8, 1976. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported providing that the lieutenant governor and governor run as a joint ticket in general elections, providing that the methods for nominating the lieutenant governor and governor be determined by state law, and removing the lieutenant governor's duty to preside over the state Senate.

A "no" vote opposed providing that the lieutenant governor and governor run as a joint ticket in general elections, providing that the methods for nominating the lieutenant governor and governor be determined by state law, and removing the lieutenant governor's duty to preside over the state Senate.


Election results

Ohio Joint Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

1,085,175 61.16%
No 689,244 38.84%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Joint Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment was as follows:

“

To amend Article III, Section 4 and Article V, Section 2a to adopt Article III, Section 1a and 2b and to repeal Article III, Section 16, Ohio Constitution

  1. To require the lieutenant governor to be elected jointly with the governor and to require the general assembly to provide by law the method of nominating candidates for governor and lieutenant governor.
  2. To relieve the lieutenant governor of the duty of presiding over the state Senate and to provide that his duties shall be those assigned him by the governor and those prescribed by law.

SCHEDULE AND REPEAL

Section 1b of Article III authorizing the governor to assign duties in the executive department to the lieutenant governor and the repeal of Section 16 of Article III shall not take effect until the second Monday in January, 1979.

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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