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Ohio Provisions for Imposing Taxes and Exemptions Amendment (June 1976)

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Ohio Provisions for Imposing Taxes and Exemptions Amendment

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Election date

June 8, 1976

Topic
Constitutional wording changes and Taxes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Ohio Provisions for Imposing Taxes and Exemptions Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on June 8, 1976. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the general assembly to consolidate taxing powers and to provide a law for the amount of an estate which is exempt from taxation.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the general assembly to consolidate taxing powers and to provide a law for the amount of an estate which is exempt from taxation.


Election results

Ohio Provisions for Imposing Taxes and Exemptions Amendment

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

918,450 56.31%
No 712,489 43.69%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Provisions for Imposing Taxes and Exemptions Amendment was as follows:

“

To adopt Section 3 of Article XII and to repeal Sections 7, 8, 10, and 12 of Article XII, Ohio Constitution

  1. To authorize the general assembly to provide a law for the amount of an estate which is exempt from taxation.
  2. To consolidate taxing powers which are in four sections into one section.

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.

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