Ohio Senate Advisement and Consent for Gubernatorial Appointments Amendment (1961)
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| Topic Administration of government and State executive official measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Senate Advisement and Consent for Gubernatorial Appointments Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 7, 1961. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the Ohio State Senate to advise and consent to any appointments made by the Ohio Governor.[ |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the Ohio State Senate to advise and consent to any appointments made by the Ohio Governor.[ |
Election results
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1,168,831 | 64.53% | ||
| No | 642,512 | 35.47% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Senate Advisement and Consent for Gubernatorial Appointments Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article III the Constitution be amended by adding Section 21 thereto to provide that appointments may be made subject to the advice and consent of the Senate? | ” |
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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