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Ohio Operation of the Judicial System Amendment (May 1968)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Operation of the Judicial System Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on May 7, 1968. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported reorganizing the judicial system and revising provisions relating to the operation of the judicial system. |
A “no” vote opposed reorganizing the judicial system and revising provisions relating to the operation of the judicial system. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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925,481 | 62.45% | ||
| No | 556,530 | 37.55% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Operation of the Judicial System Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution of the state of Ohio be amended by amending Sections 1 and 2, enacting Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6, and repealing existing sections 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12 and 14 of Article IV, and by repealing Sections 12 and 13 of Article XI, as adopted in 1851, to provide that the Supreme Court shall decide all cases by majority vote, to fix the power of the Supreme Court of Ohio to exercise administrative supervision over all courts and to make rules of practice and procedure, to prohibit the election or appointment to any judicial office of a person who shall have passed the age of 70 years, to equalize judges' salaries, and to allot increases in compensation during term, to remove the probate court as a constitutional court, and to authorize the consolidation of county probate courts and courts of common pleas? | ” |
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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