Ohio Removal of Obsolete and Unnecessary Constitutional Provisions Amendment (1976)

Ohio Removal of Obsolete and Unnecessary Constitutional Provisions Amendment
Election date November 2, 1976
Topic Administration of government and Constitutional wording changes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Ohio Removal of Obsolete and Unnecessary Constitutional Provisions Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 2, 1976. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported removing certain obsolete and unnecessary constitutional provisions.

A “no” vote opposed removing certain obsolete and unnecessary constitutional provisions.

Election results

Ohio Removal of Obsolete and Unnecessary Constitutional Provisions Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		2,284,178	66.92%
No		1,129,165	33.08%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Removal of Obsolete and Unnecessary Constitutional Provisions Amendment was as follows:

“

To repeal Sections 2, 5, and 8 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution To eliminate from the Constitution obsolete and unnecessary provisions regarding state printing, stationary and supplies, duelists holding public office, and a Bureau of Statistics in the Secretary of State's office. 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.

See also

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• Dueling bans on the ballot
• Administration of government on the ballot
• Constitutional wording changes on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

Ohio

• Ohio ballot measures
• Ohio ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Toledo Blade, "Ballot Language, Explanations, Arguments, and Resolutions for Amendments to the Ohio Constitution Proposed by the General Assembly to be Submitted to the Voters at the General Election, November 2, 1976," October 21, 1976