Ohio Judicial Compensation Amendment (May 1973)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Judicial Compensation Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on May 8, 1973. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing compensation of judges to be set by law and to not be decreased during a judge's term. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing compensation of judges to be set by law and to not be decreased during a judge's term. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 646,384 | 48.81% | ||
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677,787 | 51.19% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Judicial Compensation Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 6 of Article IV of the Ohio Constitution be amended to provide the judges of all courts established by law shall receive such compensation as may be provided by law, and that such compensation shall not be diminished during term? | ” |
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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