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Ohio Manufacture and Sale of Colored Oleomargarine Initiative (1949)
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| Topic Business regulations and Food policy |
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute |
Origin |
Ohio Manufacture and Sale of Colored Oleomargarine Initiative was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in Ohio on November 8, 1949. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the manufacture and sale of colored oleomargarine. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the manufacture and sale of colored oleomargarine. |
Election results
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1,282,206 | 61.59% | ||
| No | 799,473 | 38.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Manufacture and Sale of Colored Oleomargarine Initiative was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed law to permit the manufacture and sale of colored oleomargarine be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
An indirect initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are nine (9) states that allow citizens to initiate indirect state statutes.
While a direct initiative is placed on the ballot once supporters file the required number of valid signatures, an indirect initiative is first presented to the state legislature. Legislators have a certain number of days, depending on the state, to adopt the initiative into law. Should legislators take no action or reject the initiative, the initiative is put on the ballot for voters to decide.
In Ohio, initiated state statutes begin as indirect initiatives, with campaigns needing to collect signatures equal to 3 percent of the votes cast for governor to place their proposal before the Ohio State Legislature. If the legislature fails to enact the proposed legislation, additional signatures equaling another 3 percent of the gubernatorial vote must be collected in order to place the measure the ballot as a direct initiative. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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