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Ohio Municipal Bonds Tax Exemption Amendment (1913)
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| Topic Bond issues and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Municipal Bonds Tax Exemption Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 4, 1913. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing tax exemptions for city, village, hamlet, township, road district, and school bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed providing tax exemptions for city, village, hamlet, township, road district, and school bonds. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 312,232 | 47.83% | ||
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340,570 | 52.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Municipal Bonds Tax Exemption Amendment was as follows:
| “ | ARTICLE XII, SECTION 12 Exemption from Taxation of State of Ohio City, Village, Hamlet, County, Township, Road District and School Bonds | ” |
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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