Ohio Municipal Bonds Tax Exemption Amendment (1913)

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Ohio Municipal Bonds Tax Exemption Amendment

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Election date

November 4, 1913

Topic
Bond issues and Taxes
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



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

Ohio Municipal Bonds Tax Exemption Amendment

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 312,232 47.83%

Defeated No

340,570 52.17%
Results are officially certified.
Source


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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