Ohio Newspaper Notice of Municipal Charter Amendments Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Local government officials and elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Newspaper Notice of Municipal Charter Amendments Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing notices for municipal charters to be published in newspapers instead of requiring them to be mailed. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing notices for municipal charters to be published in newspapers instead of requiring them to be mailed. |
Election results
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1,326,818 | 52.24% | ||
| No | 1,212,814 | 47.76% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Newspaper Notice of Municipal Charter Amendments Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 9 of Article XVIII of the Constitution of Ohio be amended to allow that copies of Proposed Municipal Charter amendments may be mailed to the electors in the same manner as is provided for copies of a proposed charter or that notice of proposed Municipal Charter amendments may be given by newspaper advertising as provided by law? If adopted, the amendment becomes effective January 1, 1971, and the existing section shall be repealed from such effective date. | ” |
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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