Ohio Railroad Funding Amendment (June 1976)

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Ohio Railroad Funding Amendment

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Election date

June 8, 1976

Topic
State and local government budgets, spending, and finance and Transportation
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Ohio Railroad Funding Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on June 8, 1976. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported providing state and local funds for the construction of rail transportation services.

A “no” vote opposed providing state and local funds for the construction of rail transportation services.


Election results

Ohio Railroad Funding Amendment

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 775,697 44.86%

Defeated No

953,322 55.14%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Railroad Funding Amendment was as follows:

“

To adopt section 14 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution

To authorize the state, local governments, and regional transportation authorities to lend their aid and credit to federal corporations such as Amtrak and Conrail, and to an agency of the state to provide rail transportation service within the state.

The general assembly is authorized to provide property tax reductions for property used to provide rail transportation service and to reimburse local governments for the revenue lost as a result of such tax reduction.

Tax monies may not be used for the repayment of any debt incurred for these purposes.

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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