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Ohio Sale of Water and Sewage Services Amendment (1959)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Utility policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Sale of Water and Sewage Services Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 3, 1959. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported removing the limitation on the sale of water and sewage services by municipalities outside their corporate limits. |
A “no” vote opposed removing the limitation on the sale of water and sewage services by municipalities outside their corporate limits. |
Election results
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1,085,378 | 58.32% | ||
| No | 775,610 | 41.68% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Sale of Water and Sewage Services Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 6 of Article XVIII of the Constitution of the state of Ohio be amended to remove the limitation on the sale of water and sewage services by municipalities outside their corporate limits? | ” |
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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