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Ohio Real Property Taxation Amendment (1929)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Real Property Taxation Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 5, 1929. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing classification of property for tax purposes and providing for a 15 mill tax limit on real estate. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing classification of property for tax purposes and providing for a 15 mill tax limit on real estate. |
Election results
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Ohio Real Property Taxation Amendment |
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710,538 | 58.17% | ||
| No | 510,874 | 41.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Real Property Taxation Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article XII, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Ohio be amended and Article XII, Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Ohio be repealed? | ” |
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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