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Ohio Senate Term Length Amendment (1956)

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Ohio Senate Term Length Amendment

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Election date

November 6, 1956

Topic
State legislatures measures
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Ohio Senate Term Length Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 6, 1956. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported establishing four-year terms for members of the Ohio state Senate.

A “no” vote opposed establishing four-year terms for members of the Ohio state Senate.


Election results

Ohio Senate Term Length Amendment

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

1,636,449 57.40%
No 1,214,643 42.60%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Senate Term Length Amendment was as follows:

To amend Section 2 of Article II, Section 1 of Article XI, and to adopt section 6a of Article XI of the Constitution of the state of Ohio to provide four-year terms of office for members of the Ohio 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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