Ohio Money for Low-Incoming Housing Amendment (June 1980)

Ohio Money for Low-Incoming Housing Amendment
Election date June 3, 1980
Topic Housing
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Ohio Money for Low-Incoming Housing Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on June 3, 1980. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported authorizing the state and local governments to borrow money for the purpose of constructing low-income housing.

A “no” vote opposed authorizing the state and local governments to borrow money for the purpose of constructing low-income housing.

Election results

Ohio Money for Low-Incoming Housing Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		797,020	41.21%
No		1,137,028	58.79%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Money for Low-Incoming Housing Amendment was as follows:

“

To adopt Section 14 (or 15) of Article VIII of the Ohio Constitution This proposed amendment:  Allows the state, cities, villages, and counties to borrow money for the purpose of making available lower-cost financing of privately-owned housing for persons of low and moderate income by lending the money to residential mortgage lenders or brokers. Allows the legislature to pass laws authorizing such borrowing and lending and providing for the issuance of bonds for this purpose.  Provides that tax money shall not be pledged, but may be used, for the payment of the bonds. Exempts the bonds, obligations, and the loans from other Ohio constitutional limitations regarding public debt and public works. If adopted, this amendment shall take immediate effect. 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.

See also

1980 Measures

• 1980 Measures
• Housing on the ballot
• 1980 legislative sessions

Ohio

• Ohio ballot measures
• Ohio ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Toledo Blade, "Ballot Language, Explanations, Arguments, and Resolutions for Amendments to the Ohio Constitution Proposed by the General Assembly to be Submitted to the Voters at the Primary Election, June 3, 1980," May 26, 1980