Ohio Methods for Appointing Judicial Vacancies Amendment (1942)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Methods for Appointing Judicial Vacancies Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 3, 1942. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing methods for the appointment of vacant judge positions. |
A "no" vote opposed providing methods for the appointment of vacant judge positions. |
Election results
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954,704 | 68.01% | ||
| No | 448,981 | 31.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Methods for Appointing Judicial Vacancies Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To amend Section 13 of Article IV of the Constitution of the state of Ohio relative to vacancies in judicial office. Sec. 13 In case the office of any judge shall become vacant, before the expiration of the regular term for which he was elected, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governor, until a successor is elected and has qualified, and such successor shall be elected for the unexpired term, at the first general election for the office which is vacant that occurs more than forty days after the vacancy shall have occurred, provided, however, that when the unexpired term ends within one year immediately following the date of such general election, an election to fill such unexpired term shall not be held and the appointment shall be for such unexpired term. If the votes for the proposal shall exceed those against it, this amendment shall take effect, and existing section 13 of article IV of the constitution of the state of Ohio shall be repealed and annulled. | ” |
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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