Ohio Motor Vehicle Tax Initiative (1934)
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| Topic Taxes and Transportation |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Motor Vehicle Tax Initiative was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 6, 1934. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting motor vehicles from being taxed as property on which license taxes have already been imposed and restricting the use of such licenses to public thoroughfares. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting motor vehicles from being taxed as property on which license taxes have already been imposed and restricting the use of such licenses to public thoroughfares. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 825,157 | 48.30% | ||
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883,373 | 51.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Motor Vehicle Tax Initiative was as follows:
| “ | Proposing to amend Article XII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio by adopting Section 5a, relative to the taxation of motor vehicles and the use of the revenue derived from license taxes thereon. ARTICLE XII Section 5a. Motor vehicles registered by the owner thereof, upon the use of which on the public highways a license tax is imposed and paid, shall not be taxed in the same year as property, and the revenue derived from such license taxes shall be applied only for public thoroughfare purposes, including the control and protection of traffic thereon and shall not be diverted, by transfer or funds or otherwise, to any other object. SCHEDULE The foregoing section shall take effect on the first day of January, 1935. | ” |
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Ohio, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
Ohio also requires initiative sponsors to submit 1,000 signatures with the initial petition application. Ohio has a signature distribution requirement, which requires that signatures be gathered from at least 44 of Ohio's 88 counties. Petitioners must gather signatures equal to a minimum of half the total required percentage of the gubernatorial vote in each of the 44 counties. Petitions are allowed to circulate for an indefinite period of time. Signatures are due 125 days prior to the general election that proponents want the initiative on.
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